Serene's POV
I waited for Zeph in the Aurorian common room, anticipation of what he would say to me was killing me. My heart was in shambles and I didn't want to get hurt anymore.
Finally, the door opened with a creak and he stepped inside. The air in the room seemed to have turned cold as he gazed in my direction and our sad orbs met. I could see the bags under his eyes, he hadn't slept either. This had affected him as much as it had affected me.
Something seemed to have gotten stuck in my chest and I could neither breathe nor speak due to the emotions which were stifling me. I couldn't even move as he stepped closer to me.
"Serene..." he whispered my name with so much love that my frozen heart began to thaw.
"I am sorry, I doubted your love. Can you forgive me?" He murmured while stopping inches apart from me, his face was completed in pain.