89 Author POVSelene trembled on the rock where she lay, her body reacting violently as Amarah continued to chant in a frenzied rhythm.Dark watched helplessly. He knew the cost of moving, he knew what would happen if he moves, but Selene needed him now.His gaze darted to the bow.Then, in a flash, he lunged toward her, throwing himself over Selene just as the arrows tore through the air. They pierced him mid-flight, and he crashed to the ground, groaning as his body shifted back into human form. Gritting his teeth, he yanked out the arrows and remained seated, letting his wounds knit themselves back together.Amarah's chant faltered. She drank from the blood, then suddenly gasped.The bowl fell from her hands and shattered.“Give up, Amarah. There is no immortality. The bottle of life gives life... it doesn’t stop death.”Selene’s eyes fluttered open faintly. She recognized that voice, Killian.He was descending from above, a rope tied to the cliff edge as he slid down.Amarah lean
Chapter 88Dark pushed open the door with a tray of food in his hand. The windows were wide open. His face fell.He rushed to check them.Selene was no longer in the room.His eyes caught sight of the letter lying on the bed. After reading it, his hands clenched. He crushed the note and threw it to the floor, storming out without another word.*****Selene awoke in a cave.She was tied down to a flat slab of rock. The air was damp and cold, the only light coming from a small torch flickering near the entrance.Footsteps echoed, someone was coming.She quickly closed her eyes, pretending to still be unconscious.The person dragged their feet as they neared. Selene could hear the heavy shuffling and labored breathing. Oil sloshed as it was poured in a circle around the stone she lay on.She risked opening her eyes slightly, hoping to catch a glimpse.All she could see was the person’s back, cloaked in a hood, body hunched. His movements were stiff, as if injured.He glanced over his sho
Selene’s POVI groaned, turning from side to side. Suddenly, my eyes flew open, darting around the room before I quickly tried to sit up.My wound had been bandaged, though the pain still lingered and healing was slow.I managed to climb out of the bed and stepped outside. The place was quiet, no one in sight, but we were still in Lord Valmort’s palace.Was the battle over?I leaned against the wall. The entire area looked wrecked, and bodies still lay across the ground like remnants of a nightmare.That was when I saw Havana heading toward the room I had just come from. I rushed to her.“Havana, where is Dark?”“You shouldn’t be up. You need to rest,” she replied, trying to walk past me.I stepped in front of her. “Where is he?” I asked again.She went quiet, her grip tightening around the bowl of water she held.No. No… it can’t be what I’m thinking. Dark can’t—“Selene!”My thoughts were interrupted by Dara and Silas calling my name as they ran toward me.I looked at all three of t
Chapter 86“What do you mean die?” My voice quivered.Havana hesitated, her lips pressed together, refusing to speak.“Tell me,” I insisted, my tone serious.She finally sighed. “Love. Love is the only thing that can break the curse.” Her eyes met mine. “But you don’t love Dark, Selene.”My heart shattered. It ached so fiercely, I clutched my chest in pain. Havana rushed to find something to ease the sudden pressure. My head throbbed, and I held my waist where I had been stabbed earlier, struggling off the bed.I had to save Dark.Staggering toward the door, I left the palace, one hand pressed against the bleeding wound, the other against the wall to steady myself.Then I saw him, his wolf form, towering and terrifying, he was huge almost at the level of the buildings. Blood dripped from his mouth. I moved forward, falling to my knees and coughing up a handful of blood. Still, I set my eyes on him and pressed on.Ahead, there was a blazing fire, and within it I saw Amarah and Lord Va
Chapter 85Selene’s POV“Why did you kill her?!” Lilliana screamed, her chest heaving, her eyes bloodshot with rage.My eyelids fluttered, slowly opening and closing as I stared at her.Lilliana raised her blade, stopping just at my throat.“Tell me, why did you kill Hayley?”I let out a soft, twisted chuckle. My voice darkened, and my eyes widened. “When you made others suffer, you felt no ounce of pity. So why now? Why mourn a sister you lost when you’ve caused others far worse pain?” My voice dropped, as I glared at her. “You haven’t lost anything yet, just wait. I’ll destroy everything and everyone one of you who have caused my friends pain.” Lilliana pressed her blade against my neck, cutting it slightly, but I didn’t flinch.“Hayley was the only one I cared about,” she growled, tears brimming. “And you took her from me.”I tilted my head mockingly. “Now you know what it feels like to lose someone.”Screaming in fury, she swung the blade to take off my head, but I moved just i
Chapter 84Dara and Silas stared at each other, uncertain of what to do.Riven struggled to speak, lifting his head weakly to look at Silas. “Save Selene. Don’t bother about me.”Silas glared at him with disdain. “Still pretending to care? Of course I’ll save Selene. You’re already dead to us.” He spat the words with hatred.Dara placed a hand on Silas’s sleeve, her eyes filled with pity. She shook her head slightly, silently telling him they couldn’t just let Riven die.“Why should we care about him? He betrayed us!” Silas’s voice rose, his anger boiling over.“Yes, I know,” Dara replied quietly. “But letting him die here would be a waste. I still have questions he needs to answer.” Her eyes were hard.Silas hesitated. “Does that mean… we leave Selene?”Dara smirked, her eyes drifting toward Valmort and Amarah. “No. We’re saving both.”Valmort let out a mocking laugh. “How can you possibly save both? You don’t have the antidote. He’ll be dead in forty minutes. I suggest you choose wi