Selene's POV

The world tilted beneath my feet.

I stood in the chamber of the Heart of Shadow, the Relic of the First Moon still warm in my hand. The Night Mother had vanished, her silver light fading into the darkness. But I could still feel her presence, ancient and powerful, watching me from the shadows.

I had freed her.

I had released the darkness that had been imprisoned for five hundred years.

And now the Moon Goddess's darkness was returning to her.

I felt a chill run down my spine. I had known this would happen. Rowan had warned me. The Moon Goddess had poured all her darkness into...