LOGINSelene'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 The moment Victor started walking toward me, the tension in the room grew worse.His steps were slow. Heavy. Full of something dark. He didn’t even look at anyone else. Just me.When he stopped, he was only a few steps away. I could feel the heat coming off his body… or maybe it was c
Selene's POV I stared at Victor, shocked. His question still echoed in the air between us like they were stuck to my skin.Before I could even open my mouth, he stepped closer.“You didn’t answer my question,” he said, voice sharp and cold. “You and the prince. Is something going on between you tw
Selene's POV Since the banquet, I hadn’t seen Victor. Not even once.And somehow, that made everything worse.There was this heavy cloud sitting in my chest, and every day it got heavier. It was like I couldn’t breathe properly, like my heart was dragging my body down with it.I had tried to stay
Vanessa's POV I was still struggling to catch my breath.My hands were shaking, and my heels kept clicking too fast against the marble floor as the guards dragged us down the hallway. Camilla stayed quiet beside me, her face pale and her eyes wide like she was about to pass out.Heck, my chest bur







