GABRIELLE’S POVI blinked at the screen, waiting for the joke to land. It never did. Selene plucked her phone out of my hand and kept it in her purse. “I don’t need to tell you what to do.“Leave him. That was what she wanted.And for a terrifying second, it was what I wanted too. It took me a while to find my voice, my eyes stinging with unshed tears. “You had the chance to let me die last night, and I could have been out of your way. Why did you help me?”Out of all the questions I had, that wasn’t even the one breaking me, but it was something I needed her to explain. “I don’t want you dead,” she said, an indescribable look on her face as she leaned down to pinch my cheek lightly. “I want you to watch me be with your ex-husband when he’s eventually bored with you.”I slapped her hand away. “Don’t touch me.”Selene straightened slowly, more amused than offended. “It doesn’t change the fact, love.”“You’re sick,” I said.“No,” she replied calmly. “I’m patient, sweetheart. There’
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