Victor's POV
I found myself once again lying on her side of the bed. The pillow still smelled like her. That soft lavender scent. It had faded, but it was still there. And it was messing with my head.
Turning to my side, I buried my face in it, hoping it might ground me. But nothing could stop the ache crawling through my chest.
Selene.
Her name had been echoing inside my head all day, like a ghost I couldn’t shake off.
The room was dark, the curtains drawn, but my mind wouldn’t rest. I kept thinking of the way she had looked at me that day. The hurt in her eyes. The way she walked out and didn’t look back. She just left like she had finally woken up… and I had been the nightmare all along.
I didn’t even try to stop her from leaving. I let her go because I thought she would come ba
