Selene’s POV

I did not wait for dawn.

I ran through the palace with my sword in my hand and my heart pounding against my ribs. Guards moved aside as I passed, their faces tense because they had seen the strange light in the distance and heard the whispers carried by the wind.

Something was wrong.

Something was coming.

Silas caught up with me just as I reached the gates.

“Selene, wait.”

I kept moving.

The city was beginning to wake, but there was nothing peaceful about the morning. Wolves stepped out of their homes and gathered in the streets, their faces pale as they stared toward the eastern horizon...