Selena"s Fate

er said softly, his voic

back. "This can't be real.

e asked, ste

ver open t

w bursts, disbelief and

cked. "I cried for you. I thought

didn't want to deceive you, truly, but I had no choi

To leave Ben and me alone and broke

ook his head. "But I didn't leave you. I kept watch

desperate, and Daniel was our way out. After he refused to help, no

lways loved sweet, helpless damsels like you. The plan was simple: we put you in his path, and with his focu

He spat the word like it was a curs

en using me.

led as I stare

ou understand. Now that we're all

rected at the man who had played me like

y sneered. "You knew the stake

ce shook with anger. "

can just walk away from this? You think Daniel will b

rking for yo

better. "Selena, I didn't want it to come to this. Bu

me. We could have figured something out. But you c

oment. "I only wanted to protect you,

er bond we had sh

ked your death," I shot back before dashi

*

faked his death to escape his debts and used m

g. Daniel stood slowly, his chair scrapi

alive? And he and Gregory have been us

g. "I didn't know, Daniel.

old, cutting through the ai

out. I swear,"

rve to know. I didn't know I was bein

n, without warning, his expression

the first time in months,

But before I could say anything else, a commotion erupted outside. The guards str

his voice cold and detache

thi

r and Gregory or stand by Daniel-the man who, despite his coldness,

said, my voice steady. "You've

ardened. "You'll r

ween me and the two men,

d you seriously think you could bring down

e," Daniel growled, step

eyes flick

e to understand.

You left me to grieve a man who wasn't even dead. You made me believe I was

"Daniel doesn't really care about you. Once this is all ov

I've had enough of being manipu

hing like pride in his eyes. A slow sm

d an

el stepped forward, voice low and

t my father pulled him back. "Let's g

d the room. I let out a breath

to me, his fac

you o

, my voice small. "Everyth

you for coming back to me." His

ight thing," I whispered, my