Chapter 182

ELORA’S POV Selene has been my best friend for years now. She was there when everyone else walked away from me with their heads held high and their hearts closed. She stayed when my world was loud with judgment and silent where it mattered most. She held me when I cried myself to sleep, reminded me who I was when I forgot, loved me when I didn’t think I deserved it. And seeing her walk out like that…hurt, angry, feeling replaced…it split something open inside me. That was never my intention. And I hope, wherever she is right now, she comes to realise it soon. After we got a clearance from the pack doctor in Ashtridge, and Aiden finished making arrangements for Lucian’s jet, everything else moved fast. Lucian was transferred carefully, monitored closely, and surrounded by people trained to keep him alive even when his own body seemed unsure whether it wanted to stay alive. By the time we boarded, Jayden and the guards were already inside the jet. I followed every instruction the doctors