Selene's POV

That night, Rowan told me the full legend of the Shadow Queen.

We sat by a small fire at the edge of the clearing. The flames cast dancing shadows across his weathered face, making his mismatched eyes gleam in the darkness.

"Nyx was born from the same light as Lyra," he said. "They were twin sisters, two halves of one whole. But Nyx was always jealous. She wanted what Lyra had."

I listened in silence, my hands wrapped around a cup of warm tea. The night air was cold, but the fire kept the worst of the chill away.

"When Lyra was chosen as the Moon Wolf Queen,...