Ciel's POV
Tears kept falling as her words replayed over and over in my mind.
I couldn't believe that after all this time, nothing had truly changed.
She still chooses to go to leave me
But who was I to stop her?
If this was what she believed was meant for her… then so be it, I thought bitterly.
As I just laid there—staring at the ceiling, powerless—
Praying that she wouldn't destroy herself in the process.
Then I closed my eyes, trying to sleep—exhausted, hurt, empty—desperate to escape the pain of reality, even if only for a moment.
Serena's POV
I kept sobbing.
My chest ached as I replayed my words to him—every sharp sentence, every wound I knew I'd caused. I hated that I was regretting it. Hated that a part of me still cared that I'd hurt him.
But then I turned back to the illusion.
And I knew this—this, I would never regret.
My family.
My home.
My world.
I would not regret choosing it over him.
I would not regret choosing it over this place.
