The crowd fell silent. The rough hands stopped all at once.
Someone muttered in shock, "Why is Lucian here?"
Through my blurred vision, I saw a tall figure striding toward us. But he was not coming to me.
Selene ran forward and threw herself into his arms, as if she had suffered some great injustice.
"Luc, you finally came. I didn't mean to cause trouble today. It's all because of her. She provoked me. She even said being loved is all that matters. She's trying to ruin what we have. It's disgusting."
She spoke through tears, looking every bit like the one who had been wronged, her beauty and fragile softness making even her quiet sobs feel heartbreakingly real. Even I felt a flicker of sympathy. Let alone Lucian, who had been written to love her deeply.
I felt his cold, sharp gaze se
