LOGINSelene's POV
Dimitri stood there for a long moment, his face twisted with rage. Then something changed. The fake grief melted away completely, replaced by something dark and cruel.
Selene's POV Sapphire closed the door behind us."Three days of work," she said.I looked at the table. Then I looked at the walls. Then I looked at the table again.It was buried. Not stacked neatly, not modestly organised, but completely buried under files and print
Selene's POV I was exhausted down to my bones by the time I left the castle.The argument with Ethan had wrung something out of me that the quiet of my room afterward had not been able to put back. I lay there for a while in the dark, staring at the ceiling, but the room was too still and no amount of lying quietly in it was going to change that.I thought about Eli. About the sound of his laughter and the way he r
Victor's POV I gave the order with the kind of calm that came from having already decided and having no interest in being talked out of it."Prepare for the banquet," I said. "We are attending."The silence that followed was the kind that forms when a room full of people has received information they were not expecting and is trying to decide how to respond to it without overstepping.
Selene's POV Ethan looked at me, his jaw tight. He said nothing."Good," I said. "Then listen to me."I stood up and I did not raise my voice because I did not need to. The quieter I spoke right now, the more clearly he would hear every word."Let me tell you what Mel
Selene's POV Ethan's calls started coming in twenty minutes later. One after another, spaced just far enough apart that he was clearly trying to appear calm rather than rattled. I let every single one ring out without answering because I had nothing to say to him over the phone. Whatever needed to be said between us was going to be said with both of us in the same room.When night had properly fallen and I had cle
Selene's POV Suddenly, Melissa straightened her shoulders and something changed in her expression. Like a new kind of energy moved in where the grief had been sitting, the brightness of a person who has been turning something over in their mind and has finally arrived at a plan they feel good about.I recognised that look. And honestly, it made me slightly nervous."I have been thinking," she started.
Selene's POV I took a deep breath, trying to steady my breathing. “Yes. I am.”The wind suddenly picked up, sending a chill through me. My hair blew across my face, and for a second, I was grateful for the cover because my eyes were welled up with tears.I knew what would happen if he found that t
Selene's POV I placed the little plastic test into the bottom of my luggage, burying it under layers of folded dresses. My hands lingered there a second too long, feeling the hard shape through the fabric.When I finally closed the trunk, my chest felt empty.Leena hovered by the doorway, her eyes
Selene's POV I was still trying to convince myself that this was all some mistake when the door creaked open again.“Leena, I already told you…”But she stepped inside without waiting for permission, shutting the door behind her. Her face was pale, her hands twisting together in front of her apron
Selene's POV The air outside the gates was sharp and cold, the way it always felt when you were about to say something you would regret or never say again. Melissa stood there fidgeting with the strap of her bag, her face twisted in worry.“I still don’t like leaving you here,” she muttered, glanc







