Selene’s POV

I could not look away.

The face in the light was not truly a face. It was something I could feel rather than understand, something so ancient that looking at it made me suddenly aware of how small my own life was.

It reminded me of standing beside an endless ocean and realizing there was no way to see where it ended.

It reminded me of looking into the night sky and wondering how many lives had existed beneath those stars before mine ever began.

The presence watched me.

It smiled.

And it waited.

I slowly pushed myself to my feet.

My legs were shaking, but I refused...