Chapter 61

Selene's POV

I blinked hard, my eyes struggling against the light streaming in through a window.

When I looked around, I realized that I wasn’t in my room.

The sheets smelled like lavender and the curtains were thick and cream-colored, nothing like the dark ones I chose myself.

And worse… Victor wasn’t here.

I remembered passing out in the garden, right in front of him, and yet he didn’t stay by my side. He left me again, just like always.

Suddenly a noise came from the corner of the room.

I immediately sat up, my eyes narrowing.

There was a girl standing near the dresser, folding a towel with the slowest hands I had ever seen. She had long brown hair tied up in a loose bun and wore a pale blue maid dress. Her expression was unreadable, almost bored.

“You’re finally awake,” she said flatly, not even looking at me.

“Who are you?” My voice was raspy but hard.

She turned slightly, finally facing me with a smirk tugging at her lips. “Lisa. I was told to keep an eye on you.”

“By who?”

“A