登入I shifted uncomfortably and bit my lower lip.“There's something I wanted to ask you about my mother.”Viktor froze, his eyes meeting mine.“Of course,” he said, his tone softening.“I want to know more about her.”Viktor released a slow breath.“What would you like to know?”“Everything,” I admitte
Cecilia's POVJax stumbled backward, clutching his injured hand against his chest. His face twisted in pain, but I couldn’t feel sorry for him. Not after everything he'd said to me. Not after discovering he'd helped Sophia and her family escape.Leopold stepped between us, his body trembling with ba
Jax stared at me as I had slapped him.I didn’t want to hurt his feelings, but his lying proved he didn’t truly care about me.“Cecilia, you aren’t being fair. I did this because I care about you. I love—”“Don’t,” I said firmly, holding up my hand to stop him. “You don’t get to stand there and pret
Cecilia’s POVI walked along the garden's edge. The cold night air felt good against my warm skin. The pendant still pulsed warmly against my chest; it was strange… it was almost like a living entity.Moonlight spilled across the stone pathways, illuminating the flowers that swayed gently in the eve
Jax was quiet as he processed my words.“You’re right,” he eventually said. “I’m sorry… I’m just going to miss you.”I smiled at him as I hugged him.“I’m going to miss you too. But wherever you go, I know you’re going to do amazing things. And this isn’t goodbye. We will see each other again someda
Cecilia’s POVI sat on the edge, perched on a familiar rock, staring at the waterfall in the distance that went straight into a stream. The stream led to a lake that I have swum in more times than I could count.Jax sat beside me; his presence almost a comfort.We were silent for a long time, listen







