Selene's POV
I was happy for them. Genuinely, truly happy.
But I couldn't stop the comparison. Couldn't stop thinking about how different my own ceremony would have been. How I would have stood there waiting for Victor to choose me, only to hear him say no. How I would have walked away with nothing but shame and a broken heart.
The bitterness rose in my throat like poison, but I swallowed it down hard. This moment wasn't about me. It was about Elara and Caz. About their love, their courage, and their future.
And what a beautiful future it would be. I could see it already in the way they looked at each other, the way they moved together like two parts of the same whole. They would build something real and lasting.
Unlike me.
I shook my head, forcing the thought away. Now wasn't the t
