SELENE’S POV
My heart wouldn’t slow down, I couldn’t believe that I had just done that. I hadn't even thought through my actions. I had acted on impulse and only after it was done did I wonder if I had done the right thing. My heart wouldn’t stop pounding as I walked away. It thundered in my chest as I pulled Lucas behind me, my fingers clenched tightly around his wrist as though letting go would make this real in a way I wasn’t ready to face. The corridor leading to my room felt longer than it ever had before, the walls closing in, the pack house suddenly unfamiliar. Every step echoed too loudly, each breath scraping my lungs raw. The fact that I had even managed to walk away with Lucas and get this far without being attacked gave me hope, hope that Dante would maybe let me go and allow
