“I am a selfish person, Selena.” He lets out a long breath that ruffles my hair. “And as much as I wanted to make sure that you never won the Atonement Trials, I’m secretly glad that you were stubborn and brilliant enough to win it despite all my sabotaging.” My heart slams against my ribs. He draws in a deep breath, breathing me in, and tightens his arms around me. “Because it allowed me to have this time with you.” Something very fragile inside my chest just cracks wide open, and I have to bite my bottom lip hard to stop the sound that almost makes it out of my mouth. And all the while, I
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