Selene froze.
She stared in disbelief at the man before her—the same man who, just days ago, had shared fiery passion with her, promising ecstasy. In those moments, he had kissed her brow and whispered that once the emperor was gone, they would be together forever.
And now, he said he was cutting ties with her? Just because she had thrown away a useless, half-dead body?
"Cedric, you're lying, right? You don't love me anymore? You can't just watch me waste away behind palace walls all my life, can you?" Her face instantly drained of color. Finally, she dropped the airs of pride and spoke softly, meekly.
But no matter how she softened, Cedric's face remained dark, his expression weary and disgusted. He would not even glance at her.
"Cedric… what's wrong with you? You haven't really fall
