Chapter Three: Broken Moonlight(From Selene's perspective)As the poisoned wine burned down my throat, the entire world swung sideways. The sharp, cruel, and bitter taste of metal stuck to my tongue, but the pain that followed was even worse. As though claws of ice and flame were tearing me apart from the inside out, it began in my chest and spread like fire through my veins. The weight of my wedding crown slipped off my knees, causing them to buckle and fall to the ground.The last thing I saw before the blur engulfed me was my mate, my Alpha, getting up from his seat with his hand outstretched too late, his eyes wide."Selene!" His voice cut through the din of the feasting hall, through the clinking of silver goblets, the music, and the laughter. I briefly believed he was going to catch me. The darkness, however, came more quickly.The cold marble floor gave me a nasty thud as I fell to the ground. The shallow, ragged breath caught in my throat. Once glowing in the candlelight, my
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