ELISE'S POV
I had made a decision.
Slowly, I lifted my hand. Marcus's eyes lit up immediately, I could see the triumph that took over his expression because he thought he had won and I was choosing him.
I placed my hand over his.
Sebastian's hand on my waist flattered slightly and for a moment I felt a pinch of guilt. Marcus’s smile widened and turned more smug as he got ready to run his victory in Sebastian's face.
“Goodbye, Seb—” he began, voice filled with satisfaction but his words faltered once he realized what I was actually doing.
I'm sorry, Marcus…
You can't win right now. Maybe some other time.
My decision was Sebastian. In this moment he made me feel like an actual person and not a toy that he can command like Marcus had painted me.
Marcus' eyes looked with him as he wa
