Selene's POV

The Moon Goddess's words echoed in my mind.

I will help you save her.

I stared at her silver form, my heart pounding. I had expected her to refuse. I had expected her to tell me the Night Mother was beyond saving. But instead, she had offered her help.

"Why?" I asked. "Why would you help me save her?"

The Moon Goddess was silent for a long moment. Then she spoke, her voice soft and ancient.

Because I loved her. I still love her. She is my sister. And I have regretted abandoning her every day for five hundred years.

I stepped closer. "Then why did you do...