Valerie's POV

There was no point denying it. Everything was over. Killian didn’t want me. Not now, not ever.

For years, I had fooled myself. I had convinced myself that maybe, he would see me the way I saw him. But he never softened. He never looked at me like that. He never wanted me.

And what I couldn’t do in years, Selene had done it in months. She had stolen everything I’d ever wanted, everything I had dreamed of.

There was no point. No point in fighting, no point in hoping. I moved lazily, into the coven as there was nothing left to fight for. There was no turning...