After dinner, Xavier walked Selene to her room. He wouldn't see her until morning so he enjoyed the last sight of her that he had for the day.
Selene was distracted like always by the decorations in the estate. Xavier wondered if she thought of changing anything that wasn't to her liking.
Tonight, Xavier saw a bit more of her fear when Selene spoke of not knowing what she would have done without him. She didn't have anyone else to turn to and her maids were the only people she looked to as family.
"Do you plan to join me when I visit your old family home? Your relatives wouldn't be foolish to harm you or speak poorly to you when you become a Blackthorn," Xavier sparked a conversation.
"Then you have never been around them long enough to know they would do just that. I would love to visit it once more and personally see what is left of it. If you could get it out of their hands, that would be wonderful," Selene replied.
