Someone is enjoying
As soon as Helena fled the room, Selene emerged from the bathroom where she'd been covertly watching the scene unfold. She approached Aether with a gloomy, awkward expression.
Aether, on the other hand, had expected something different, 'Hmm... This isn't what I expected' he thought, his brows furrowing slightly as he studied her.
The reason He had orchestrated this scene was to make her understand, to show her the kind of man he truly was.
Yes, he was scum—he knew that well enough—but if she was going to be with him, she needed to accept every part of him, even the parts that were difficult, even the parts that were dark. He needed her acceptance, her understanding.
But most of all, he wanted this to be a step forward in breaking down the walls around Selene's heart. He wanted her to slowly, but surely, learn to accept others.....