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We walked through the night. Fast, as fast as a dark forest would allow. Sometimes we got snagged in gnarled underbrush, thorns, or sharp twigs and had to stop, wrestling with the mess for a few minutes. It felt like the woods were trying to grab us.
Selene pressed forward with purpose. She wasn’t going to let Rasmus and his men catch her.
I had no clue what she wanted from me. I had no choice but to follow, even if I didn’t quite feel her magic compelling me. Partly because I’d seen how I couldn’t refuse her, like when she told me to let the baker go.
But mostly because I wanted to. I was obsessed with this woman. There’s no other word for it.
She looked soft at first glance, but underneath, there was steel. Her sharp grey eyes scanned the woods, pausing now and then to read s
