“No!”
My eyes fly open as panic consumes me. I'm very deep, the surface far above me. I frantically begin to swim up, but pause as it dawns on me.
My lungs don't burn, and no bubbles escape.
I can feel the water around me, filling my mouth, my nose, but I’m not choking. It's like I’m not breathing at all.
Oh Selene, am I dead? Did the betrayal kill me without me realizing?
I poke my stomach, and it's there. I can still feel.
I can still feel the throbbing ache of betrayal in my chest. Cassian’s face with Ivy replaying in my mind.
The promises he made—it all feels like a joke now.
My tears mix with the water, silent and unseen.
I lie back against the mud, the irony of the situation not escaping me. I’m currently at the bottom of a river, perfectly fine.
I close my eyes, letting
