Chapter 101

Helena closed her eyes again, and when she slowly opened them, she saw her past life flash before her eyes—every argument she and Kael had, all the guilt he carried within himself, and how she blamed him.

Every night in her dreams, she told him that he wasn't there. Not a single day passed without her thinking of Hakon, his blood on the ground. Every night she dreamed of him, and more and more, she couldn't bear being comforted by her husband. Helena saw their last conversation before she left the Island.

“Selene, I know you blame me... I deserve it, but please don’t leave the Island,” he pleaded, holding her hands.

Selene loved him, and when she looked into those intense blue eyes, she almost caved. But every time she dared to close her eyes, she saw herself begging him to stay... And that memory erected an entire ocean between them, distancing them in a way she couldn't prevent. She released the hands of the man she loved so much; she could no longer spend her