MasukCHAPTER 83 — I’M NOT HERSELENE’S POVI knew I had hit Tyler hard. When I looked back before leaving, he was still on the floor, holding his side and groaning while calling my name. I heard him crying out for help, but I kept walking. For once, his pain was not my responsibility. He had brought it upon himself.I returned to my room and shut the door behind me, finally allowing myself to breathe. My hands were still shaking slightly from what had happened, so I placed my bag down and walked straight to the small table where my spell supplies were kept. I needed to clear my head before seeing Lucien again.I lit the small candles and placed my hands over the bowl of water, quietly repeating the cleansing spell I had been taught. The water shimmered beneath my fingers before settling again. I repeated the spell twice, then allowed myself a small smile. I was still learning, but I was getting better at controlling my magic.Afterward, I took a long bath, letting the warm water wash away
SELENE’S POVI knew I had hit Tyler hard. When I looked back before leaving, he was still on the floor, holding his side and groaning while calling my name. I heard him crying out for help, but I kept walking. For once, his pain was not my responsibility. He had brought it upon himself.I returned to my room and shut the door behind me, finally allowing myself to breathe. My hands were still shaking slightly from what had happened, so I placed my bag down and walked straight to the small table where my spell supplies were kept. I needed to clear my head before seeing Lucien again.I lit the small candles and placed my hands over the bowl of water, quietly repeating the cleansing spell I had been taught. The water shimmered beneath my fingers before settling again. I repeated the spell twice, then allowed myself a small smile. I was still learning, but I was getting better at controlling my magic.Afterward, I took a long bath, letting the warm water wash away the sweat and tension fro
SELENE’S POV I stared at Tyler, wondering where he had found the courage to say something so stupid. He stood there like he had just handed me some grand gift instead of insulting my intelligence. After everything he had done, he actually thought he still had enough power to offer me another chance. I almost laughed at the confidence written across his face. “You really believe I love you?” I asked, folding my arms while looking him over like I was trying to understand whether he had suddenly lost his mind. Tyler smiled, clearly pleased with himself, and stepped closer. His confidence only irritated me more because he seemed convinced that I was secretly waiting for him to come back and save me from my own decision. “You do,” Tyler replied, adjusting his jacket while wearing that annoying smile he always used whenever he thought he had won an argument. “That is why you keep acting like this. You are angry because you still care about me.” I almost laughed because his ego was unbelie
SELENE'S POV A cackle escaped my lips. “ You love me? You miss me?” Helena smiled at me, trying to grab my hand but I pulled my hand away in disgust. A year ago, I would have felt like the world was given to me if they had told me that. The corners of my lips twitched as I asked her with a sad look in my eyes, “ You love me? I'm your daughter?” She nodded. I laughed harder, I threw my head backwards. My chest was heaving with pain, as tears dripped from my eyes. Lucien rushed to my side and pulled me up, “ What is it?” He asked me. “ It hurts.” I just said. He turned to Helena and Marcus, about to say something but I held him back. “ Let's just go back.” I told him. Kael and Kieran saw that I wasn't interested in having the discussion with my alleged parents so they also walked away. Lucien lifted me into his arms and carried me out of that area. He carried me in his arms towards my bedroom, I buried my face into his arms and cried my eyes out. “ Why would they come
SELENE'S POV The moment Lucien’s lips touched mine again, everything else disappeared. Tyler, dinner, the argument, and all those ugly memories faded into the background. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back, wanting to lose myself in him for just a little while. His hands rested around my waist as he pulled me closer, and I closed my eyes. For the first time that night, I felt calm. I wasn't thinking about being rejected, abandoned, or blamed for things that weren't my fault. I was simply Selene, standing in my mate's arms. Then a loud noise came from outside. I immediately pulled away and looked toward the bedroom door, my heart suddenly beating faster. Lucien looked confused too, but before either of us could speak, another voice echoed through the night. The moment I heard it, something inside me froze. “Selene!” a woman screamed outside, her voice filled with desperation as it carried through the house. My breath caught in my throat because I knew that voice.
CHAPTER 79 SELENE'S POV The dining hall felt too quiet for a room filled with people. I sat between Kael and Kieran, trying to focus on the food in front of me while Lucien sat across from me. Everything should have felt normal, peaceful even, but Tyler’s presence made my skin crawl. I kept my eyes on my plate, pretending he did not exist. He sat several seats away, eating like he had every right to be there. Every now and then, I felt his eyes on me, but I refused to look up. I had nothing to say to him. “You know, Princess, some people would think you enjoy watching an entire pack suffer,” Tyler said, his voice carrying across the table as he leaned back casually in his chair. My fingers tightened around my fork, but I said nothing. Kael glanced at him, clearly warning him without words. Tyler only shrugged, looking straight at me with that same irritating confidence I remembered too well. “I’m only saying the truth,” Tyler continued, tapping his fingers against the table whil







