Seth

THE HEAVY, oak doors of Lucian’s office close behind us with a decisive thud, and I move before I can think better of it. My hand closes around Selene’s wrist, spinning her to face me as I back her against the corridor wall.

“Why are you really doing this?” The question comes out harsher than I intend, desperation bleeding through my anger. “If you want to punish me for the things I’ve said, there are better ways. Ways that don’t put you in danger.”

Her blue eyes flash. “This isn’t about you, Seth.”

“You literally just said it was!” My grip tightens on her wrist. “In there, you threw...