MasukSelene's POV
I staggered into my cottage, my legs barely holding me up. The wooden floor creaked under my feet as I made my way inside, each step feeling like I was dragging weights behind me.
"Lady Selene!" Leena rushed towards me, her face pale with worry. "You look terrible. Let me help you."
"No." The word came out harsher than I intended. I held up a hand to stop her. "I just need to be alone."
Selene's POV I was happy for them. Genuinely, truly happy.But I couldn't stop the comparison. Couldn't stop thinking about how different my own ceremony would have been. How I would have stood there waiting for Victor to choose me, only to hear him say no. How I would have walked away with nothing but shame and a broken heart.The bitterness rose in my throat like poison, but I swallowed it down hard. This moment
Selene's POV I stared at my phone screen, waiting for Elara's reply. But minutes passed and there was no reply.Finally, I set the phone down and took a deep breath. Whatever Elara knew, I would find out at the ceremony. There was no point in spiraling about it now.Despite everything, I felt genuinely happy for her and Caz. What they had was real and pure. It was the kind of love that risked everything and came ou
Selene's POV There was a pause on the other end before Anthony's voice returned, "We are not talking about me right now," he said. "We are talking about you.""But I want to know," I insisted, trying to shift the conversation away from my pain. "You said you were handling territory matters. What does that mean? Are you in trouble?""Selene." His voice softened, but there was something underneath it. Something I cou
Selene's POV I staggered into my cottage, my legs barely holding me up. The wooden floor creaked under my feet as I made my way inside, each step feeling like I was dragging weights behind me."Lady Selene!" Leena rushed towards me, her face pale with worry. "You look terrible. Let me help you.""No." The word came out harsher than I intended. I held up a hand to stop her. "I just need to be alone."
Victor's POV My father, my own blood. The man who had raised me, trained me, shaped me into the Alpha I became. And now he was the one tearing everything apart.Kael snarled inside me, wanting blood and justice. But I forced him down, forced myself to think clearly even though every instinct screamed for violence."No matter what he did to her," I said quietly to the empty room, my voice rough. "No matter how he ch
Victor's POV "Go after her," Kael whimpered, a broken sound I had never heard from him. "Please. We can't lose her."But my feet felt like they were buried in concrete."Alpha." Abel's urgent voice broke through the mind link. "I found something on Mirella, and you need to see it right away."I closed my eyes, trying to breathe past the crushing weight on my ribs. "Not now.""It can't wait," Abel pressed. "It is about your father. And it is bad."The mention of my father made my jaw clench. I wanted to shift and run after Selene. I wanted to drop to my knees and let this grief tear me apart. But duty always came first, even when it was killing me."I'm coming," I said through the link, my voice hollow.When I reached my office, Abel was anxiously pacing near the window. He turned when I walked in, his face twisted with disgust."What is it?" I asked flatly.He grabbed a thick folder from the desk, his knuckles white around it. "You need to see this."As he pushed it into my hands, I







