Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Too Late to Save

Selene’s POV

I felt a touch...light and careful, brushing against my skin. It was not cruel or forceful but gentle in a way that made my body tense with confusion.

But my body didn’t understand.

I flinched before I could think, curling in on myself like a cornered animal. My arms wrapped tightly around my knees. Every part of me screamed, my chest tightening until I couldn’t breathe.

"No... please... don’t," I whispered; the words barely made a sound. My lips trembled. My eyes stayed shut. I didn’t want to open them. I didn’t want to see them again. I couldn’t.

Please... Moon goddess, please... Don’t be them.

"Shhh... It’s alright, girl. You’re safe now."

That voice...

It wasn’t sharp or filled with disgust. It didn’t drag across my ears like broken glass. It was warm and filled with kindness.

I felt a soft cloth gently wipe my cheek. The touch wasn’t forceful. It didn’t burn across my skin. It didn’t bruise. It was careful—so careful, like it was afraid I might shatter again.

I forced my eyes open.

And there she was.

It was Mariam, the head maid, and what shocked me most was that the touch had come from her. I never imagined she was capable of such gentleness. She had always been poised and precise in her duties, her voice steady with command, and her presence firm and unshaken.

She looked older today. Not from time, but from sorrow. Her eyes glistened with held-back tears, her lips trembling as she wiped away the dried blood from my arms. Her hands shook. I could tell she was trying to be strong for me.


But I wasn’t strong.

Not anymore.

The moment I saw her, I don’t know why—but I broke.

fear. My chest tightened as a

to. My fingers barely

did they

Her hands froze.

dropped the cloth and gently cupped my cheeks, her thumbs brushing away the

sweet girl. No," she whispered, voice breaking. "You’re safe. Nothing happened. You can feel it, Selene.

closed my eyes again, trembling. I reached inward—fear clawing at

was no pain

rest of me was the

every place they had grabbed me, every place they had shoved


came back

corner of the room. Cold stone beneath me. Their boots thudded

I remember their eyes.

their eyes. They were hungry,

were going to eat me—like I was nothing more than meat they wanted to devour,

my clothes. One of them slapped me hard across the face when I tried to pull away. Another grabbed my hair, shoving me back down. My mouth filled with blood. My screams never

little princess," one of them sneered. "Let’s see how high you hold your

thought my skin would

I wasn’t a person.

they wanted

let them. Because I couldn’t move. I was frozen, locked in my own

moment I

I stopped fighting.


Stopped hoping.

me just... went

someone shouting. A loud and angry voice But by then... I was already

I blacked out.

I hated

more than

For being too weak.

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