Selene's POV~
The truth pressed down heavy in my chest. Because only I knew, more than the hate I showed him, more than the anger I carried, there was fear. I had buried my fear and love behind hatred. Because deep down, I knew. We were never meant to be.
Happiness was not written for me. Whoever I loved, whoever I got close to, was taken away. My mother had left me like that. Others too. Every bond I held turned into pain, loneliness, and betrayal.
I looked down at his face again. His hand was still holding mine tightly, even in sleep. His expression, though wet with tears, was peaceful. Like he was afraid of letting go.
A thought echoed in my mind. We can never be together in this life.
Because I could not forgive myself.
I remembered everything. What I had done to Luca. What I had done to Kael. What I had done to Aeron. And what I had done to him. I was the reason for their fall, the reason they lost their family, their world.
