[Music recommendation: Secession Studios - Past in Flames]
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But before leaving, Selene laid the groundwork to ruin any chance of Evelyn and Ivan being together.
She made Evelyn forget about Ivan and filled the lovestruck Solan's head with a lie, convincing him to never let Evelyn be with a vampire, claiming that otherwise, destruction would be imminent.
She did this because, at first glance, she had recognised Ivan as Malakai's reincarnation from the moment he arrived with his mother, even at such a young age. Though young, he had the same features as the man she had craved to be with for years.
She even went as far as traveling to Versailles through a portal created by one of her followers. Her goal was to wipe the young prince's memories of Evelyn, ensuring that they would never meet each other again.
But that very night, when she had gone to him, a twisted desire began to grow within her to possess him and groom him from such a young age.
