-SELENE- A body yanked me backward into the dark room. One hand clamped over my mouth, the other locking down my wrists, rendering me useless. A male body. Pressed against my bare skin. Fear spread across me like a living thing. A virus. Fast, invasive, merciless. The door slammed shut behind us, drowning out the roar of Kullasim overhead. "Be quiet," the firm voice whispered. I gasped for air, my lungs tight. A sharp memory surged forward. One I didn’t want to welcome. Be quiet, Selene. I know you want this. My body locked up. Feet glued to the floor. Nausea twisted in my throat as the past came rushing in, vivid as daylight. I was sixteen. Still in high school. Still waiting for my wolf. Cassius was in my class. Tall, charming, with that boyish grin that made half the school sw

