Selena’s POV
I watched as the color drained from Dominic’s eyes, an emptiness replacing the passion I had come to expect. He staggered backward, clutching at his chest, the gesture revealing a vulnerability that crushed my heart.
Despite the anger and resentment that festered between us, a tiny bit of empathy coursed through me.
Fighting the ache of our broken bond, I forced myself to remain indifferent, refusing to show him the pain my rejection also inflicted on me. "Accept it, Dominic," I snapped, my voice filled with a coldness I didn’t feel. "It's over, we are no longer bound to each other. you have to move on."
His pupils flared, a sparkle of yellow betraying the beast inside as he struggled to maintain control. "I won’t accept it," he growled, his voice raw and loaded with emoti
