Se connecterSelena’s POVThe walk to the garden felt longer than it should have. I could tell the silence between us was not peaceful but more like we were all waiting for something to start. Rosalie walked ahead with certainty. Kai stayed behind us for a moment before letting some distance settle. It was as if he knew this was not a place he was meant to controlThe garden itself was really beautiful. The trimmed hedges, the symmetry of stone paths and the gentle sway of flowers in the breeze looked like something designed for calm minds.I was beginning to feel something inside that didn't match. The maids standing along the edges broke that illusion immediately. They weren't relaxed or decorative. They were watching, still and careful as though silence was part of their duty.Rosalie stopped in the center. The moment she did the entire space felt like it narrowed around her presence. I realized then that she didn't need to raise her voice to take control. Everything already leaned toward
Kai's POVSelena's head tilted a little, her eyebrows came together as she thought about it. I stayed still even though I was already thinking about how far this could go if I let it."What kind of history?" Selena asked, her voice was steady. I could tell she was hesitant and I knew she was asking more than the question. Rosalie smiled, It was a smile that showed she was holding back like she knew the question was important. "It's a story." she said, her voice was smooth but she was choosing her words carefully and she looked at us for a second longer than she needed to. "It's not something people are ready to hear or talk about."That answer did not make anything clearer. It just made things more complicated.Selena moved a little, her lips opened slightly as she thought of another question. I could tell what she was going to ask before she even said it because she was curious and that curiosity was pulling her forward even when she should have been careful. That was where things c
Kai’s POVSelena didn’t answer, she moved her head a bit looking at me and Kian like she was sizing us up figuring out if we were worth whatever she had already decided.“For now,” she said finally, her voice calm but with a bit of an edge, "we watch.”Kian blinked once then leaned like he hadn’t heard her right. "We… watch?" he repeated, dragging out the words like they tasted bad.Selena nodded once firm. "Yes," she kept going, folding her arms loosely while her shoulders stayed back, "we observe and see what’s going on, while we get information. While you both do what you do best…" she paused, her eyes getting a bit narrower “…get ready to train me.”The word landed harder than it should have. For a second I just stared at her trying to understand the girl who had needed us and the one now giving orders like she had always been in charge.Kian broke the silence first.A laugh came out of him low at first then getting louder and sharper, it cut through the tension like a knife. "Get
Selena’s POVThe water was still on my skin when I stepped out of the bathroom. It felt warm. Of lingering. Almost distracting. I stopped for a second, my fingers gripping the towel wrapped around my body a bit tighter like I was holding onto something. I took a breath and walked further into the room, my damp hair touching my back as I reached for the edge of the bed.Then I heard a knock at the door. It was sharp. Unexpectedly. My head turned away and my heart skipped a beat. “Who is…”The door opened before I could finish. Everything inside me… stopped. Kai. Kian. They didn’t wait. They walked in like they belonged there. Like I belonged to them.My breath got caught. “What are you doing here?" I asked, my voice sounding steadier than I felt though my fingers gripped the towel tighter. "I was just about to come down for dinner.”Kian smiled first, that smile that always felt like it hid something. “Oh? Guess it’s dinner time then.”Kai looked at me slower and quieter and more int
Selena’s POVI swallowed the last bit of alcohol in the glass and rose up to my feet, steadying myself with the table so I dodht fall on my face.Not that I was drunk, but I was tipsy enough to get dizzy a bit. Even though I knew my mind was screaming at me to plead for their mercy and call it a night, I didn’t want to back down from fighting. They wanted me weak and needy and although that’s what I should want, I wanted to prove to them that I could be strong when I needed to be.“Already getting tired?” Kai asked, twirling the bottle in his hands.I placed a palm over my mouth to conceal my burp, flattening the other over my stomach. I swear, any more drop of alcohol and I was going to vomit all over the place. Something I couldn’t afford to do, especially now that I was begining to feel the sexual tension in the air.The both of them were about to punish me for disobeying and lying to them. And although it was something I anticipated, dread still pooled in my stomach.“N...no.” He
Selena’s POVA Week Later“Shit”I hissed, clutching my injured knee. Blood immediately dripped out of the wound and I pressed a palm to it to stop it from bleeding. Rising up to my feet, I limped back to the mansion and headed straight to the kitchen, debating if I should ask for help from the maids.Both of my mates had left for training earlier this morning, leaving me alone in the house along with Kyle but even he was out on an errand now. Gathering the courage, I dragged in a deep breath and greeted the petite maid stirring the pot.“Excuse me. Can you help me?”She glanced at me briefly before turning to her pot of whatever she was cooking again. When I opened my mouth to call out to her again, she swiped her head in my direction with wide eyes and dropped the spoon on a plate, rushing towards me.“Are you hurt? I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you call.” She said, concern dripping from her tone.“Yes. I scraped my knee on the floor and I was hoping I could get the first aid.” I explain
Selena’s POVIt’s been a few hours since I woke up and the room was still empty.Slowly, I pulled the covers off my body and swung my legs over the edge of the bed, placing my palms on the bed and glancing around the room. It was eerily quiet and for some reason, that made me unsettled.I sigh and
Selena's POV Turn around little mouse…I squeezed my eyes shut and slowly, I did. Kai stood in the doorway behind me, hands clasped behind his back, looking calm like he had been waiting there the whole time but his anger was written in the stillness of his body. His muscles were tensed and he was
Selena’s POVI chugged down the entire glass of water and wiped under my lip with a napkin, avoiding Kai’s curious eyes.He slowly lifted the spoon to his mouth, watching me intently as he ate. A strange maid brought a bottle of wine and dropped it on the table before nodding at him and scurrying o
Selena’s POVKai clasped hos hands tightly around the glass but stayed quiet, taking slow sips of the water instead.“I’ve never been wanted by my own pack. I was deemed the useless one because I’m fat and now, even my mate chose my sister over me.”The sound of glass shattering against a wall fill







