MasukSelene’s POVIntense anger coursed through my veins as I walked out with Leo whose eyes were on me. “Let your friend stay away from us a bit. This is meant to be a private conversation.” He said after we found a suitable place.“No. He stays with me.”“Stop being so adamant, Selene. I won’t be comfortable saying what I have to say in his presence.”“If you’re ready to talk, you’d start.”Liam cleared his throat, “I want you all to get this over with as soon as possible. I’ll just stay away from you a bit.” He said and took three steps backward.“Speak.” I commanded Leo.“What can I do for you to come back to the pack with me?” His voice changed so drastically that I looked around to see if anyone else had spoken and I mistook them for him. But he was the one.“Are you really asking me that?”“Yes. I want you back.” He took a step closer to me.“I’m never coming back to that place with you. I want nothing from you—Oh, I do want one thing from you.” His eyes lit up as I said that, “It’
Lucian’s POVThere was a reason I didn’t just wear my robe today but have a sword underneath it even though I was more powerful with my hands was because of someone like Leo and Zeynir.I had known beforehand that the night wouldn’t go as smoothly as the other banquets had gone.“Does Selene know that she’s your maid though? How would a Luna in a pack become a maid in another kingdom?” Leo asked as he turned to look at Zeynir, “There’s more to this than meets the eye, he’s not saying something.”Kairos growled in my head, “Since when did someone like this pup get the audacity to talk to us like this?”“Would Selene Carter please step forward?” Zeynir asked and Selene walked over to the front, her steps calculated.I had seen her since the moment I stepped into the hall. I saw her face and even the dress that she had on. But seeing her so close up was very different. I couldn’t tear my gaze away from her till she had stopped before us, in front of everyone in the hall.“You’re the titl
Selene’s POVMy fingers dug so hard into my palm. I didn’t turn to look at him—No, that would have just made me look like a stupid fool. He was the one who turned around and our eyes finally clashed properly.“You ran away with my pup.” Was the next thing he said and it took everything within me not to dive over and send a flying punch over to his chest or something.“You cheated on me with my sister.” I bit back, my voice steady. Even if I hadn’t been proud of anything in a while, I was proud of that. My voice didn’t break, it was unshaken.Something flickered in his eyes and I didn’t even care about what it was, or even what it could be.“Those two aren’t the same. You still didn’t have the right to leave with my pup.”I pressed my lips together, “You expected me to stay even after finding out that you’ve been screwing my sister behind me?” I scoffed, “Wow, you’ve really taken me as a fool for long.”Before he could talk any further, I cut in. “No one hates you more than I do,” I sa
Selene’s POVI’ve been trying to do everything that I could to avoid the fact that the ‘one month’ is almost over. We’re just a few days away from when we’d be released by the king. And that should make me happier than anything had ever done since I’d have jumped up at the news if it was weeks ago.But now… a deep hollow feeling sat at the pit of my stomach.“Miss, you have to keep your eyes closed if you don’t want to get your eyes poked by this eyeshadow.” Lea’s voice dragged me back to reality.Well, today is the banquet and she has been fretting over my makeup and dressing. The days had rolled by so quickly that I could barely blink and keep up with all that was happening.“It’s okay if you call me Selene, Lea. I’m not even your direct employer.”Hearing her call me “Miss” just took me back to the days of Moonbound when the maids and everyone around used to address me with that. I couldn’t even tell them not to call me that because Leo had already insisted that was what they’d cal
Lucian’s POV“….since your betrothed is here, she could help you out with the injury.”The words hung in the air. And even though Elysia’s lips were moving which meant that she was talking, her words never sounded in my ears, I just kept looking at the door that Selene had walked through.When Elysia’s hand made contact with my cheeks, I jolted back to reality and moved away from her.“Since when did you become my betrothed?” I asked, glaring daggers at her.She crossed her arms across her chest, shrugging afterwards. “Everyone thinks that we are.” Then she started to move closer to me, “I see no reason why we should correct them.”“Step back,” I commanded and Kairos pushed at my head, feeling unusually uneasy with having her so close to us. When she still didn’t move back like I said she should, he took control of my eyes for some seconds and glowed through them.She moved back at that, a flicker of fear passing through her eyes for some seconds before it was gone. “Is that Kairos?
Selene’s POVHe didn’t push her away, nor did he say anything even though I had seen him move as though he wanted to stand up. She wrapped her arms around him tightly, hugging him as though her life depended on it.My wolf whined in my head—just the way a child would do when not given their favorite toy.But I hadn’t felt so stupid as I was when I stood there and watched them. What even prompted me to come to him and say that I wanted to help him? I had no idea where such audacity came from, or even why I still followed him so closely when he wanted to get the first aid kit.“Let go.” He finally said, and his voice brought me back to reality.I dropped the cotton wool and sanitizer in my hand and stepped back, finally creating a distance between myself and the thick cologne of Elysia.I cleared my throat, “I think I’d take my leave now.” Then my eyes moved over to Elysia who had just gotten off him, “Since your betrothed is here, she could help you out with the injury.”The peering ga
Selene’s POVA moan slipped through my mouth, as his fingers dived deep into me, causing my entire body to shudder in pleasure. I couldn’t breathe, nor could I think of anything reasonable.“Luc—” I tried to say but he blocked the word with his mouth on mine.His hand snuck around my waist, drawing
Lucian’s POVThe trial was baseless and I knew it right from the onset. It wasn’t even needed and the only reason I agreed to come to it alongside Selene and Liam was because I wanted to see what they really intended to do with it.And they didn’t disappoint me. Not even one bit.A constrained grow
Selene’s POVI had started to think that maybe I was being too hard on myself and the King.After leaving the king’s presence yesterday, I realized that maybe—just maybe he’s under pressure too. The council is against my mere existence on earth, and even worse, in this kingdom.Since I left his pre
Selene’s POVI woke up before my senses. The bed beneath me was softer than the one I was starting to get used to before. And the moment the scent of the room I was in hit me, it dawned on me that I was in the infirmary.The smell of medicinal herbs that was mixed with disinfectants wafted into my







