Selene The Black Queen Novels & Stories

“Look closely. Each strike tonight, every drop of blood—it’s mine. My shame. But I will remember—that you all watched.” Bowing slightly, I curved my lips into a chilling smile. “Thank you, Liam. Thank you for beating me bloody before the Moon Goddess and everyone here. Perfect. With that, all ties between us are truly cut.” Liam stood rigid, breath ragged, pupils wide. And just as the tension was about to explode— “Enough!” A black cloak flared from the shadows. Vetle stepped forward. His golden eyes burned under the candlelight, murderous intent rolling off him like fire.

“They carry the black standard.” The black standard. Kael went still. I knew that look. “Who commands?” I asked. The soldier hesitated. “A woman.” Mira’s fingers tightened on the ledger. “What woman?” Kael demanded. “She called herself Selene of the Ashen Court.” The name hit him like a blade. I felt it. “Selene was supposed to be dead,” he said under his breath. Maelor’s voice trembled. “The Ashen Court was wiped out twenty years ago.”

Sitting up abruptly, she scanned her surroundings, realizing she was in the altar of the Witch Queen Mother of the Ocean. "You're so lucky, Anne," the Queen Mother remarked, pouring a substance into a calabash. Anne turned around to see the Queen Mother behind her. The Queen Mother was a beautiful mermaid adorned with a golden crown atop her head and holding a golden scepter in her left hand. "All hail the Queen Mother," Anne said, bowing humbly. The Queen scoffed. "Not yet." Anne lowered her gaze, expressing her regret. "I am sorry this happened, Mother," she said humbly.

Luna felt the Shadow inside her tremble. Selene stepped beside her. "Luna." "I'm okay." "No, you're not." Selene grabbed her hand. Their powers connected. Silver. Black. The strange voice suddenly became silent. Luna looked at her sister. "Thank you." Selene nodded. "We stay together." "Always." The Blood Queen suddenly rushed toward them. Kael raised his weapon. "Stop!" She ignored him. She grabbed Luna's wrist. "We have to close the seal." Luna pulled away.

The moon hung high, swollen and silver, sending long shadows across the stones. That’s when I heard her. “You look fragile, little dove.” I froze. A woman stepped from the darkness, her figure tall, elegant, dangerous. Her silver hair shimmered under the moonlight, her eyes sparkling with something both beautiful and frightening. Selene. The queen of hunters. “Stay back,” I whispered, though my voice trembled. My legs shook as I tried to stand tall. She smiled slightly, tilting her head like a dog studying food. “If I wanted to harm you, you’d already be on the ground. I came with an offer.”

Panic flashed in his eyes. What's going on? He thought to himself. A bitter smile tugged at her lips. She held the mask tightly. “I know,” she said calmly. “I am supposed to be dead but you see, the moon goddess has her own ways.” Still gripped in astonishment, Kieran opened his mouth but snapped it shut. “What are you talking about?” “After I died, I was reborn in Ravena's body. I am Selene Blackthorn. I am back to seek revenge on my enemies.

Elias’s face twisted with anguish, his fists clenched until blood dripped between his knuckles. Selene Blackthorn only smiled, a razor-edged curve of her lips. “Yes. Sit on your throne, little wolf. Rule, and in ruling, destroy yourself.” Serena’s chest heaved as the eclipse pulsed brighter than ever, the crimson moonlight flooding the clearing until it looked as though the sky itself was bleeding. Her wolf whispered one last time. Now rule… or watch it burn. The throne tightened its grip.

Selene's nights were plagued by unsettling dreams—visions of blood on stone, eerie whispers, and the scent of smoke lingering even after she awoke. One night, she spotted a cloaked figure moving gracefully through the courtyard, a glint of silver beneath the hood catching her eye. Alarmed, she rushed to inform Kael. In the war room, Kael listened intently as Selene described the figure. Ezekiel, standing nearby, muttered, "Silver—that's Queen Seraphine's royal mark." Kael's jaw tightened. "So, she decided to make her move at last."

“Despite appearances, I’m still a prince of this kingdom.” “That’s not what—” she began to weakly protest before seeming to second-guess herself and quickly cut herself off, swinging her glare back to me. “Look, he told me to bring you, and I cannot refuse a direct order from His Majesty,” she said before taking on a low, warning tone: “and neither should you.” Meanwhile, Eric held out his arm to me opposite Isabelle. “The Luna Queen is waiting for you.” I gulped. If both were true, I would risk insulting one person by choosing the other. But on the chance that only one told the truth, I needed to choose carefully.

My voice trembled as I forced the words out. “I… I, Leah James, accept your rejection.” The pain intensified, ripping through me like fire. I staggered, struggling to stay on my feet. Tears blurred my vision, but I refused to let them fall. I wouldn’t let him see how broken I was. Kayden turned away from me, as if I was nothing more than a nuisance. “Now that that’s done, I have another announcement,” he said, addressing the pack. “Selena will be my mate. She has all the qualities of a future Luna—strength, power, and the bloodline of a Beta. She is everything a Luna should be.”