Selene's POV
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After walking out of Victor’s quarters, my heart broke all over again.
He had asked me to leave without a second glance, like I meant nothing. Like all of that—my begging, my body, my soul—was just some act he could toss aside.
And maybe it was.
Maybe that was all I was to him now. Just a shameful mistake he couldn’t erase.
He had hated me while touching me. I could feel it in every grip, every thrust. He didn’t want me, he just wanted to remind me that he still owned me. That I was still his.
My hands trembled as I pulled the shirt tighter around me. I wanted to run back and confront him. I wanted to shout and cry and ask why he did that to me if he didn’t care.
But I didn’t because of Elara. Because of how he never denied her.
The hallways were qui
