Selene's POV
"Victor?"
His eyes were wide open. Looking at me with recognition and awareness.
He was finally awake.
Joy exploded through me like fireworks. I burst into tears, sobbing so hard my whole body shook.
"You're awake," I choked out. "You're really awake. I thought... I thought I had lost you."
"I'm here," he whispered. His voice was rough and weak, like he hadn't used it in days. Which he hadn't. "I'm not going anywhere."
"Promise me," I said desperately. "Promise me you'll never do that again. Promise me you'll never leave me like that."
"I promise," he said softly.
His hand, the one that had been lying limp at his side for three days, lifted slowly. It trembled with the effort, but he managed to reach my face.
His fingers touched my cheek, wiping away the tears that
