Ciel's POV
I walked down the halls toward my office, my mind still drifting through the advice Ael had given me. A faint smile rested on my lips as I thought about his words.
Then suddenly, I stopped.
Serena.
She was walking out of the garden.
Her eyes were swollen, her hair and dress shifting softly in the wind. She looked weak… fragile… broken.
For a moment my heart clenched painfully in my chest.
Then she saw me.
And she smiled.
That smile made my mind go completely still.
In that instant, I understood what it meant.
She had accepted it.
She had accepted this.
This really was the end.
My heart felt heavy, and my thoughts trembled inside me. But I still looked at her and smiled back.
Even though it hurt.
Even though it broke something inside me.
At this moment… this was the best decision.
Then Slowly, without saying a word, I turned away and continued down the hall toward my office.
Not just with a heavy heart—
