Selene's Point of view

I knew I was running out of time the moment I heard Marcus was having dinner with powerful human businessmen.

I stood in front of my mirror, staring at my reflection, growing angrier by the second. My influence, my status, and the life I had so carefully planned were slipping away. No matter how hard I tried to keep Marcus close, he kept pulling away, acting like I was nothing more than an afterthought.

It had been bad enough to watch him become obsessed with Lily, but this? Aligning himself with humans? The same people who looked down on us? The same ones who would turn...