FAZER LOGINSelena.By the time the last light of evening began to fade, I stood before the mirror, smoothing my hands slowly over the fabric of my dress as I took in my reflection.I had taken my time with it.More than usual.Every detail had been considered—the way the material fell against my body, the way the color rested against my skin, the balance between elegance and restraint.Nothing too bold, nothing that would look like I was trying too hard, but just enough to remind anyone who looked at me that I belonged exactly where I stood.That I had always belonged.My fingers paused briefly at my waist before continuing, adjusting a crease that did not truly need fixing. I let my gaze linger on myself a moment longer, searching for something I couldn’t quite name.I looked composed.Put together.And for the most part, I was.But the unease from earlier hadn’t left me. It lingered quietly beneath the surface, like something waiting to be acknowledged, something I couldn’t fully push away no
Third Person POV:The room was quiet, save for the faint rustle of fabric as Talia adjusted the fall of her dress before the mirror. The lamplight caught along her shoulders and in her hair, picking out every detail she had already checked twice.Nothing about tonight would be left to chance.A slow smile curved her lips as she studied her reflection.Things were falling into place.The events of the day had shifted something within the pack, subtle enough that most would not notice, but she had. Moments like that were never random; they were opportunities, and she had learned long ago how to recognize them when they appeared.Denver had noticed her.That alone was enough to set everything else in motion.Her fingers stilled briefly against the fabric at her waist as the thought settled deeper. It was not simply about being seen—it was about being remembered.About standing apart in a way that could not be easily dismissed or forgotten. Tonight would ensure that.Dinner had not been
Selena. Later that evening, after Denver’s mother had stabilized and her personal maid had taken over, I returned to my room.Something felt off.Not in a way I could clearly define, not in a way that had shape or substance, but it lingered beneath the surface like a thought I couldn’t quite grasp, slipping away every time I tried to focus on it.I stood by the window, my fingers resting lightly against the frame as I watched the fading light stretch across the pack. Everything looked the same. Nothing had changed, and yet I couldn’t shake the feeling that something had.Maybe it was just me.That thought came easily now. Lately, everything seemed to circle back to me—my body, my failures, the quiet, unspoken tension that sat between Denver and me like something neither of us acknowledged, yet both of us felt.I pressed my lips together and exhaled slowly.Denver had never pressured me, never said anything outright, but something had shifted weeks ago after he asked if I had been taki
DenverAfter she closed the door, I did not ask her to sit, and that was intentional.Silence had a way of exposing people. Most tried to fill it when it stretched too long, their discomfort slipping through in small, careless ways. They shifted their weight, spoke too quickly, and offered explanations that had not yet been asked for. It was never the obvious reactions that gave them away, but the subtle ones, the things they did without realizing they were being watched.Talia did none of that.She remained where she was, composed in a way that did not feel forced, her hands relaxed at her sides, her posture balanced between ease and awareness.She carried herself like someone who understood the weight of attention and knew how to stand under it without letting it show.I let the silence linger longer than necessary, my gaze fixed on her as I observed every detail.There was no fidgeting, no unnecessary movement, not even a shift in her breathing to suggest unease.That, more than a
Talia.By the time the hallway emptied and the noise faded, everything had already settled exactly the way I wanted it to, at least on the surface.The servants moved more carefully now, their voices lower, their steps quicker, as though the walls themselves were listening. Fear had a quiet way of spreading in a place like this. One moment everything was normal, and the next, everyone was reminded how quickly things could fall apart.I walked through it all without drawing attention to myself.No one stopped me, and no one questioned me. If anything, the few glances I received held something new. It was not the casual indifference I had grown used to since arriving, but something warmer, something more aware.Respect.Gratitude.It almost made me smile, but I kept my expression composed as I turned down one of the quieter corridors, my steps steady and unhurried. Outwardly, nothing had changed, but inside, my thoughts were already moving, replaying every detail of what had just happ
Denver.The moment the door closed behind the doctor, the room fell into a kind of silence that didn’t feel like relief.I stood there for a while, my gaze fixed on my mother where she lay resting against the pillows. Her breathing was steady now, her face no longer flushed, the swelling slowly fading. To anyone else, it would have been enough to ease the tension.It wasn’t enough for me.My hands rested loosely at my sides, but I could feel the tightness in my muscles, the quiet strain sitting just beneath the surface. I had learned long ago how to control it, how to keep it from spilling over, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t there.It was always there.Selena hadn’t moved from where she stood.I could feel her presence behind me, quiet, uncertain, carrying a weight I didn’t need to turn around to recognize. Guilt. Worry. Questions she hadn’t asked yet.But my focus stayed where it needed to be.On what had just happened.On what should never have happened.A severe allergy wasn’t s
Selena.The courtyard was quiet, but it did not feel peaceful.People moved around us, servants and guards and pack members preparing for departure, but the air felt tight. Heavy. Like something was waiting to happen.I stood beside the hall, my hands folded in front of me, trying to keep my breath
SelenaMorning came quietly.Not with noise or chaos, but with the soft movement of a house already awake. I could hear distant footsteps in the halls, low voices, and the sound of doors opening and closing somewhere far away. The pack house felt alive before I even left my bed.A maid arrived wit
Selena.As we entered the car and headed toward our pack house gates, I found myself glancing back.Some small, foolish part of me still hoped they would come. That they would say goodbye. That they would choose me once, just once.I kept expecting to hear my mother call my name. I kept believing m
Selena.Just as I had the previous night, I did not sleep. I lay awake until morning, staring at the ceiling as the light slowly changed in the room. When the sun finally rose, it did not bring comfort. It only made everything feel more real.This room no longer felt like mine.The walls were the







