Chapter 661 Chapter 661 The Final Countdown

"No!" I shook my head in disbelief, my mind rejecting everything I had just heard. "No! Tell me you're lying," I said, trying to laugh it off as a cruel joke.

But her silence, paired with the helpless gloom in her eyes, told me otherwise. She wasn't lying. She had planned the day of my demise even before bringing me into this world.

"How could you do this to me, Mother?" I mumbled, my voice trembling as my lips quivered. A silent sob escaped me. I didn't even know if I should call her 'Mother' anymore-not after hearing how cruelly she had condemned her own child.

"I am sorry, my child," she said in a pleading voice. "I had no other choice but to sacrifice you to save the world.'

A tear escaped my eye as flashes of my life flickered before me like a relentless movie reel. Memories played on repeat, and I wanted so badly to rewind to the part before I met Zander-before I fell in love. Because now, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't imagine leaving him to bear the unbearable pain of my absence.

And... what about my son, Austin? My unborn baby? It hadn't even been given a chance to come into the world, yet it was fated to end with me all because my mother was selfish enough to sacrifice her own blood.

But I wasn't her.

cradling my stomach protectively. "I can sacrifice my life for the world,

own daughter," she said, her words freezing me in place. Two statements, completely contradictory, and yet both

voice softer now as her eyes darted away, unable to meet mine. "I thought I was strong enough to go through with the process. That's why I left you with your father and kept my distance. No contact, no emotional

vulnerability. I didn't blame her for what she did-if she'd chosen me for sacrifice, distancing herself might have been the only way she could bear the heartbreak. After all, the world still needed the

how happy you were... I became selfish." Her gaze finally found mine, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears. "I couldn't be strong enough to do it. So, I came up

her words sank in. "What

a deal with the God of Destruction. He agreed to save our realm and stop the chaos, but only if you agreed

hands reached for

as her gaze locked

her eyes filled

me marrying the God of Destruction. It all made sense now-why she'd forced me to forget my family and mate, why

God Kaelvor," I said firmly, my tone leaving no room for negotiation. "Zander remembers everything now, and I'm pregnant with his child. I can't betray him by marrying another man." "No, Selena, don't be foolish!" she snapped, her voice sharp with desperation. "Only

see her desperation. She was overwhelmed by the situation, clinging to

angry at her for the choices she

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