The morning sun filtered through the curtains, filling the small apartment with soft, warm light. Selene sat at the kitchen table lost in thought. Today, she had to do it. She had to tell Mrs. Aldridge that she was leaving. There would be no waiting until tomorrow. After her conversation with Alaric earlier this morning, she had made up her mind. She would find a new place to live—maybe somewhere in the countryside, far from the reminders of her past. Somewhere quiet, peaceful.
Selene couldn't escape the feeling that there was no longer a future for her here. The place that once felt like home now felt empty, suffocating. And more than that, she had finally accepted that she had to let go of Alaric. She couldn't bear the thought of seeing him with someone else, and that ache in her chest
