Mel POV:Deal with it.Derek's words slam into me like a slap. He doesn't even glance back, his broad shoulders disappearing up the corridor, his scent still lingering like a storm - wild, decisive, resolute.I stare after him, fists clenched at my sides, heat burning beneath my skin. From rejection. From fury.He chose her. Again.Chose Alessia's word over mine. Chose her trembling hands, her broken voice, her powers over the years I've stood beside him - loyal, dependable, constant.My jaw tightens until it hurts.Cyre steps out of the cell, dragging the clinking chains of her cuffs with quiet elegance. There's a flicker of amusement in her eyes, and I hate how calm she looks, like she's already won."You look disappointed," she says, her voice a silky mockery.I don't answer her. I can't trust my voice. Not with the rage coiling in my chest like a serpent.Instead, I signal Caden to take off her chains and those of her companion.Caden walks slowly towards her, avoiding her gaze as
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