Declan's POV.I could feel heat simmering at the tip of my stomach as I marched through the forest trail, the sound of Selina’s voice still thundered in my head, clinging so tightly, I couldn’t shake off.You’re the devil, Declan.I flinched at the memory. It wasn’t just her words that had gutted me, it was the look in her eyes. Hatred and betrayal.Grief even.All because of me.I shoved a hand through my hair, my fingers trembling with a frustration I didn’t know how to release. I’d tried, Goddess knows I had tried to tell her about everything, including the night I was going to elope with her, I would have told her everything once we arrived, but it shouldn't have been like that, I shouldn't have been a coward But instead I kept delaying it. I kept hoping the timing would be right.Now I knew the truth.There was no such thing as the right time to rip someone’s heart open.I should’ve told her everything when she first looked at me with trust in her eyes. I should’ve told her befo
Selina's POV.I swallowed hard, my head a combination of confusion and chaos.How could I possibly tell him that I lived with Declan all through the years that I was banished? That I had accepted to be his mate after discovering that he was my second chance mate? That I was attracted to him at some point?But then again, as much as I couldn't give him the entire details, I was determined to be clear with him as much as I can as well."Answer me!" He roared and I recoiled back in fright.Tiny droplets of tears were beginning to well up in my eyes knowing that I turned him into this raging monster. I couldn't afford to look into his eyes for longer than two seconds afraid that I would get burnt by the flaming blaze emitting from his eyes. His jaw clenched tightly, his body muscles a tensed mess, and his fisted palm quivered uncontrollably, I was afraid the nails of his fingers were beginning to dig into his skin but he seemed to care less.I could tell that he was trying desperately to
Selina’s POV“Malik!”I shouted again, my voice cracking as my feet ran as fast as they could to catch up with him.But he didn’t stop.Not when I called. Not when I nearly slipped in the wet leaves trying to catch up to him. He just kept walking, fast, like every muscle in his body was working overtime to keep him from turning back and exploding.“Please, stop!” I finally cried, breathless.He did.But he didn’t turn around.We had crossed the pack boundary, and almost at the pack.The silence between us throbbed louder than any scream. My heart thudded against my ribs, the ache in my chest was too hard to bear. My legs trembled beneath me, not from the run, but from fear. The fear that this time, I’d broken him in a way that couldn’t be undone.It wasn't like the last time that I was innocent, this time, I was far from being innocent. My heart almost jumped right out of my chest as he slowly turned around to face me. Once my gaze landed on his face, I knew my worst fears had manif
Selina's POV.He blinked rapidly, obviously thrown off by my rage. Then that irritatingly faint smile reappeared, his hand lifted away from his face. "You hit like a damn rogue.”“Good,” I snapped. “Then maybe you’ll feel even a fraction of what you made me feel.”"That man wasn't working for any unknown dangerous boss, it was you all along, you had everything planned so finely."He opened his mouth to say a word but I wasn’t done.“No, don’t you dare say a word until I’m finished,” I hissed, my voice quaking with the rage I had kept caged for far too long. “You don’t get to pretend like you’re the victim here. You don’t get to look at me with that pity look like you’re the one who was wronged.”Declan’s brows furrowed slightly, but he didn’t interrupt. His hands slipped into the pockets of his coat, and he waited.Coward.“I trusted you,” I went on, taking a step closer, my voice rising with every breath. “Do you understand that? I let your kindness be your judge of character and i
Selina's POV.The house was quite.Too quiet.I held my breath as I eased the door closed behind me, My fingers trembled against the doorknob before I pulled away and tucked them into my coat pocket. The chill of dawn bit into my skin, but I didn’t care.I had to go.Had to find him.The sky was just beginning to brighten, although still a bit dark. Today, I wanted answers.Today, Declan would look me in the eye and explain why he shattered every piece of me he once helped glue together.I padded across the compound quickly, keeping to the edges, stepping lightly between shadows and trees. The guard towers were quiet. No one would expect me to sneak out, especially not after yesterday. Malik thought I was curled up in his bed, still recovering from the trauma.He didn’t know that the pain wasn’t over. That it wasn’t just about what happened in the warehouse.The real pain was betrayal.And the only way to end it was to walk straight into the fire.I was almost at the outer gate, and
Selina’s POVThe walk back through the woods felt longer than it had been going in. Maybe it was the weight of the truth dragging behind me like chains. Maybe it was because every step forward felt like a betrayal of the girl I’d been just an hour ago, naive and innocent.Now?Now I could feel that version of me crumbling quietly in the recesses of my mind. Shattered.I didn’t speak for a while, and neither did Malik, everything was too quiet. Except for the voice screaming in my head.He sent that man.Declan really sent him.I clenched my fists.A knot forming at the back of my throat, pulsing every time I swallowed.Declan used me.The thought came like a dagger, piercing through my heart.He used me.Every smile, every whisper of comfort when I was crying in his arms, every ounce of kindness he showed me… it was all part of a game.I mean he gave me safety, the night that Malik banished me from the pack and I wandered the streets of unknown territories, Declan had taken me in with