Ronan kissed Natalia.
Serena was wrecked because this wasn't what Fin wanted. This was what Ronan wanted. Fin wanted nothing to do with her and knowing that and still experiencing this was absolutely gutting her. She wanted Natalia to be with Ronan. Natalia was her. She wanted that soul deep. But the grief that she was experiencing as a passenger was something she couldn't shut off.
He pulled away and pressed his forehead to hers. "Hey, Serena. I'm here, baby."
It was Fin's voice.
The shift from Ronan to Fin hit her like whiplash. One second she was being held by a man who had loved her across lifetimes and would never stop. The next she was looking at a man who couldn't stand to be in the same room as her.
She swallowed, meeting his eyes.
Just Fin. Her Fin. The one who had carried her through portals and held her through panic attacks and told her to get the hell out of his castle.
The one she loved. The one who wished he had never met her.
