The note slipped from her fingers. Her knees gave out. Everything spun. Then, darkness.

She collapsed to the ground.

The sound of her body hitting the earth made a loud thud. Two rogue warriors nearby heard it and rushed over.

“Selene!” one of them called.

Another ran to get Alaric.

Within seconds, Alaric stormed out of his den, his eyes sharp, his bare chest rising with fast breaths.

When he saw her lying still on the ground, his face twisted with rage.

“Who did this?” he roared.

The warriors shook their heads. “We don’t know. But there was a letter. It’s here.”

One of them handed him the note.

Alaric...