Selene's pov
“What?” I ask, unable to conjure any other words.
“I’ve been away too long,” Bastien sighs, “And so have you.” He adds pointedly.
Suddenly I realize he must have dropped everything to come here. He has so many responsibilities in Elysium, I don’t know how he managed it. Who’s been running the pack while he’s been busy chasing me around Asphodel? The council?
Next I wonder how none of this occurred to me before. We can hardly be together while living in separate cities. In Bastien’s mind, I probably agreed to come back to Elysium the moment I let him claim me. The last card in my hand had been needing to keep Lila near her father, and that excuse went out the window when I told him the truth about the DNA test.
“Bastien, I have a life here.” I reply hesitantly.
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