Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Why is he back?

Selene’s POV~

The crowd was loud at first with countless questions arising, but slowly it began to thin. People drifted away one by one, still murmuring, still afraid of the unknown danger. Soon the chaos was nothing but a faint echo in the ground.

But I stood there.

I was not looking at Navien’s broken body anymore. I was not even looking at Meriya’s pitiful act. My eyes were stuck on him.

Lucian.

I had heard the stories. That he left the pack half a year ago. That he disappeared without a trace. And yet... here he was.

This news had actually given me relief, that I didn’t have to face him. I was relieved that he was not in the pack and that I wouldn’t have to cross paths with him.

But now he was here, standing in front of me. Why did he decide to come back? Couldn’t he just wait a few more days until I left this pack forever? It would have been good if he wasn’t here.

I could not understand. But the truth was, it was not the timing that shook me most. It was him.

Because if there was anyone in this world who had ever touched me most deeply, it was him.

Lucian.

grew up with his dreams. His voice. His presence in my heart. Whatever it was, it shaped me more than I wanted to admit. And now he was here again, standing so close yet so far, and I did not

I hated myself for it. Tears pushed up without my permission.

whom I had once seen my future with, and now he was


like I was grieving something—but what was it? Something that could never have been mine? Something

was what I was. Always

eyes away from him and melted into the crowd, slipping out before anyone could see me. My steps were quick, almost desperate, like I could outrun the feelings

stopped. I found a quiet place under the sky and tilted my head back. The stars were faint above

had touched me. I had learned how to do this. How

heart... my heart

was like my chest could not hold it. Like my heart wanted to tear itself free and

laughed, but the sound died as a broken smile

one left behind, the one who had nothing, the one who was foolish

Pathetic. Always pathetic.

heavily, pressing my hand against my chest, as if I could hold

past, Selene," I whispered to

one thing left


free. Free from these chains, free from this pain, free from the cruel roots this

then... I would

I would not wait a

had already realized this world had nothing to offer

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