I stood there for several seconds, staring at the closed door.Staring at the place where the male had left, his words repeating themselves in my mind. All of them.Selene began to remind me of Marius's words in my mind.Reminding me of his request for me to move on, and remembering it hurt.It shouldn't be like this."He wanted you to be loved. To love, Jane. On the other side of that door, there is a real opportunity for love for us...""Stop... Selene, stop. I can't. I can't...""Betray him? Don't be foolish. You did everything you could for him. We did. We waited for fifty years, we endured everything. I'm tired, Jane. Tired of suffering and running from these feelings now."I could feel her pain, piercing my heart.Her pain was my pain...I closed my eyes, and my feet moved before I could stop them. I opened the door.As soon as I opened it, I saw Demetrius standing in the middle of the room, lighting the fireplace.The male was bent over, facing the fireplace, but it took only t
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