Author’s Note / Trigger Warning: This chapter contains mature and sensitive content, including scenes of violence, assault, and emotional trauma. Please read with caution. Only suitable for mature audiences. ╭──────────.★..─╮ Selena's POV ╰─..★.──────────╯ ⛧☾༺♰༻☽⛧ Crying wasn’t going to f*****g fix this. Tears wouldn’t untie me, wouldn’t conjure up a goddamn ride, and sure as hell wouldn’t get me back to my kids. If I was banished, then fine, I’d f*****g leave. But not before finding Jacob. My daughters were with Dominic; the bastard would at least keep them fed and sheltered. But Jacob... he needed me. I gritted my teeth and heaved against the ropes. The concrete ripped at my bare feet as I crawled, like a snake slithering across the cold ground. My arms burned, the rope cutti

