"Arwen, believe it or not —you are nothing, but just a substitute in his life."
Those words from Selene made Arwen turn to look at her.
Selene's gaze also remained fixed on her. Looking empathetic, she continued, "I never wanted to spit that cruel part of reality in front of you, Arwen, but sorry … sorry I couldn't take this any longer."
She turned to face her. "No matter how harsh this is but this is the truth. The truth that you would have known sooner or later. The truth is that even though you married Aiden … even though you are his wife, you are nothing but a substitute in his life. My substitute. A stand-in he found just to fill the void that I left behind."
She wanted to see Arwen shatter after hearing that; however, all she saw was the clarity in her gaze. As if she hadn't just heard the thing that could change the entire synopsis of the story.
