Chapter Three
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Selene’s POVI
Liora stood at the doorway of my quarters, a s
smug curl on her lips like she’d rehearsed this moment. “What do you want?” I asked coldly
She placed a delicate hand over her swollen belly–an overacted performance if I ever saw one.
“I came to make peace,” she said sweetly. “But I wonder what the pack would believe if I told them you threatened to push me down the
stairs?”
I blinked. “That’s your big plan?”
She smiled wider. “Ronan still loves me. That’s all I need.”
I turned away, ignoring her. I resumed folding my clock and placing it in my satchel. The Temple courier would return at dawn–I needed to be long gone..!
But then she moved. With one sudden motion, she hurled herself backward–straight into the edge of the armoire. The crash echoed like thunder. She cried out, sliding to the floor with her hand clutching her belly
My heart thudded. “Lioral”
She wailed at the top of her lungs. “Selene, please–don’t hurt me again
Footsteps thundered toward us.
The door burst open–and Ronan stood in the frame, the triplets behind him.
Liora sobbed harder. “She was furious. Said I was stealing her family. I begged her to calm down-”
“What did you do?” Ronan snarled, eyes blazing crimson. “She’s carrying a child, Selenel
*I didn’t lay a hand on her!” i barked.”
“Liar,” Ryker muttered
“Still the same bitter witch,” Calix added. }
“Back for a second chance and already ruining it, Ryker sneered. “Go crawl back to the shadows you came from.”
I zipped my satchel calmly “Fine. I’m leaving.”
But Ronan didn’t let me walk away.
With one swift movement, he seized me by the throat–not tight enough to choke, but enough to pin me against the wall with chilling force
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“You always bring chaos,” he hissed. “Always.“n
Then, without warning, he spun me toward the Temple’s inner sanctum, where sacred relics were scaled in silver–laced vaults. He shoved me inside the warded chamber–so cold it burned–and slammed the iron gate shut.
The silver in the walls sang against my skin.
“You’ll rot in here until you remember what loyalty means,” he growled from the other side.l
I gasped. “Ronan, no! Please-”
Silence.Only the hum of silver, burning into my bones, and the reek of old wolfsbane in the air vents.
My wolf curled inside me, whimpering. The room stifled her senses, weakened her. I collapsed against the icy wall, trembling. Trapped. Isolated Forgotten
Later, near dusk, I heard slow, measured footsteps.X
“Hello, sweet Selene, Liora crooned from outside the bars. “The Temple vault. Such an upgrade from the dungeons.”
I didn’t respond.
She sighed. “I came to thank you. Ronan and I… we’re stronger than ever now. And you? You’re a ghost. A bitter stain on history.” “Enjoy it while it lasts.” I whispered X
She laughed like windchimes on a stormy night. “I plan to “Then her footsteps faded.
I sat there for what felt like hours, my head pounding from the silver, my body damp with sweat..
Then–Whispers Snickers. The vault’s ceiling vent hissed open &
“Elara, tip it slowly–don’t waste it! That was Calix
“Oh, it’ll work,” Ryker said with glee. “Wolfsbane and silver shavings. Just like Dad’s old war trick.”
A faint hiss descended I coughed, gagging, as the smoke drifted downward–sharp, metallic, suffocating My skin flared with heat where
the silver dust touched L
“No! Please, stop=“1
The boys laughed
“Next time, stay dead, Calix jeered)
I forced myself to crawl, wheezing My fingers fumbled against the lock
Click Twist Pain Again Again Until–snap The vault creaked open.
I stumbled into the courtyard, heaving, eyes burning red My face was slick with sweat, skin blotched with angry welts from the silver
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I forced myself to crawl, wheezing. My fingers fumbled against the lock.
Click. Twist Pain Again Again Until snap The vault creaked open.
I stumbled into the courtyard, heaving, eyes burning red. My face was slick with sweat, skin blotched with angry welts from the silver.
They were waiting. Calix stepped forward. “You look like hell.”
“You deserve worse.” Ryker added, eyes glowing !!
“Maybe we should finish it.“Y
From behind Ryker’s back, he pulled something long and glinting !!
A ceremonial blade It was ancient. I recognized the hilt–Ronan’s father had it blessed for blood oaths.
My breath caught. “Where did you get that?”
“Il doesn’t matter, what matters is that you will die here today!” Calix, Ryker, and Elara spoke in unison. “Only in this way can you apologize to our mother!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ryker suddenly mised the sword in his hand and stabbed me in the center of the head.
CHAPTER FOUR
Selene’s POV
