#istolehermemory

“I made her forget because I could.

And now you know what that costs.

If I can't have Davika, Elena, then you don’t get to either.

I know this is what Isadora wanted. I know she’s feeding off the wreckage— becoming something none of us can control.

But I didn’t do it for her.

I did it because I couldn’t breathe in a world where Davika didn’t reach for me in her sleep.

Now she doesn’t reach for anyone.

Not even you.

And now… you finally understand my pain.

Welcome to the silence, babe. It’s louder than any scream.” Lucan didn’t cry. He whispered this like a man who burned his own house down— and stayed to feel the heat on his skin.