Adrian’s POVA longer silence followed. Then—“Yes. It was her.”I stood completely still.“I don’t know how she managed to drag you out,” Father said, his voice low, almost like a confession. “By the time she found me, she could barely stand. Her legs were covered in blood. But she made me promise not to tell you.”“Why?” I asked, already knowing the answer.“Because she wanted things to be fair,” he said. “She knew how girls around you competed—how a single moment of sympathy could change everything. She didn’t want that rescue to become her winning card. She said if she were to be chosen, it should be for who she was, not because she saved your life.”He paused, then added, quieter, “Your mother and I… we always believed Selene was the one. Not just because of what she had achieved at our casino. But because even as a child, she understood what it meant to be noble. To be strong. To be good. She would’ve stood in front of you when danger came. That’s what we wanted for you. Someone w
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