LOGINSelene's POV
Victor's words wrapped around my heart like a warm blanket. I wanted so badly to let myself hope. To trust that this time would be different.
Selene's POV I nodded against Victor's chest, unable to speak past the lump in my throat.We stood there for a long moment, just holding each other and finding comfort in the simple act of being close before Victor's voice broke the silence again."There's something else I need to tell you," he said.
Selene's POV Mirella's lips curled into a sneer, but before she could answer, Victor spoke."I knew," he said quietly.I turned to look at him. "What?""I knew," he repeated, his voice steady. "About the magic. About the spell. About all of it."
Selene's POV Rage burned through my veins, hot and fierce. But underneath the anger was disgust.Pure, complete disgust at the lies spilling so easily from her mouth."I have never had a sister," I announced, my voice cutting through the dungeon like a blade. "Not once in my entire life. Not you. Not anyone."
Selene's POV Victor's words wrapped around my heart like a warm blanket. I wanted so badly to let myself hope. To trust that this time would be different."Come on," Victor said, taking my hand. "Let's finish this."He led me deeper into the dungeon, down another corridor that seemed to go on forever. Our footsteps echoed against the stone walls, the only sound in the oppressive silence.
Selene's POVThe days after blocking Anthony blurred together into one long nightmare.I couldn't sleep because every time I closed my eyes, I saw the vision of Anthony on that reef.Eating became a struggle too, as everything tasted like ash in my mouth, and my stomach twisted with guilt so intense it made me physically sick.
Selene's POV I opened my mouth to answer Melissa, but suddenly the world tilted and a sharp pain ripped through my chest, like a knife tearing straight through my heart. I gasped, clutching my chest."Selene?" Melissa's voice sounded far away. "Selene, what's wrong?"But I couldn't say anything because I wasn't in the café anymore.I was somewhere else entirely—a vision that was vivid and horrifyingly real.In the vision, Anthony stood on a rocky reef with the ocean crashing against the stones below, sending spray into the air. The sky was dark, stormy, and threatening rain.He was engaged in a battle, surrounded by a group of men dressed in black - raiders, numbering at least a dozen.Anthony moved like a force of nature, his wolf partially shifted with claws extended and teeth bared. He took down one raider, then another, and three more after that.But there were too many.One of them circled behind him while Anthony was focused on the others.I tried to scream and warn him, but no







