Selene's POV

Even with my mouth gagged and no one able to understand a word I was saying, I kept screaming anyway.

The noise came out muffled and wild, but I didn’t care. I kicked my legs, yanked at the ropes, shook my head, and made as much noise as I could.

I didn’t care if I looked crazy, I wanted to disrupt their precious peace. If they thought I’d sit here like a defeated little mutt, they were wrong.

One of the guards nearby clearly had enough. He stomped toward me with an angry face, grabbed a fistful of my hair and yanked my head back. His voice was...