-SELENE-
I watched Lohe walk away until the woods swallowed him whole.
Standing.
Naked.
Alone.
Cold.
He never looked back. Never paused. His steps were steady. Final.
I never thought it would end like this. I let my mate touch me for the first time, and he ruined it.
He took something sacred and made it filthy. Twisted. Wrong.
I dropped my guard. I let him in.
I left my family. My world. Everything that mattered.
Because he was the one who mattered most.
I gave him everything. Even when he doubted me, I held on. I believed for both of us.
My lips craved his kisses. My skin, his warmth. My body, his touch.
But when the walls fell, he shattered my heart.
He called me names. Made me feel cheap.
Bleeding.
I stood at the lake—how long, I couldn’t say—clutching Queen Raja’s lock
