He was just an orphan with no backing—how could he possibly make it past the first round? This was her thought, but she was greatly mistaken...
But when Ryker faced off against Nysera and grappled her like that, Selene had felt a chill.
She seriously hoped that she wouldn't cross paths with him, as that would ruin a lot of things... It was too bad things didn't go according to her wishes.
Had she known this would happen, she would've been more proactive with Ethan...
'I lost him.'
'I lost everything.'
And worse...
Even the Evernight family's name—her family, her pride—had been dragged through the mud.
Selene's hands trembled violently at her sides as she forced herself to stand still, her face a perfect, emotionless mask while her mind screamed in despair.
The buzzing chatter around her blurred into meaningless noise. She barely heard the laughter, the congratulations.
All she could feel was the gaping void where her carefully crafted future had just crumbled.
'No.'
