Chapter 100The cold, grey light of the early morning crawled through the windows of the small bedroom, casting long, sharp shadows across the floor. Hudson stood by the side of the bed, buttoning his wrinkled dress shirt with steady movements. His bandaged hands were stiff, the dried blood from yesterday's destruction in the palace garden staining the white linen wraps. Tumingin siya kay Selene. She was curled into a tight, fragile ball beneath the thin sheets, her back still completely turned toward him, her shoulders shivering with the quiet, exhausting tears that had not stopped since the midnight hour.He wanted to reach out. He wanted to sit on the edge of the mattress, pull her into his arms, and whisper the thousands of promises raging inside his chest. But the sharp, logical commander inside him knew better. He had claimed her body in a fit of wild, unhinged desperation, but looking at her weeping form now, he knew that staying any longer would only break her further. He coul
Read more