He smirked, and Selene couldn’t help but smile at the charm laced through his words. He was friendly, and her heart warmed around him despite the tattoos and piercings that would have terrified anyone in her village.
“Why doesn’t Cole like you or your mother?” she asked, and he tensed.
“He’ll tell you the story,” Ethan murmured, and Selene nodded, even though every fiber of her being wanted to demand an answer.
“Hmm,” she muttered softly, hoping he would eventually tell her what was wrong. It seemed to be the one answer Cole wouldn’t give her.
She kept her shadows out. They were heading in the same direction when something slammed into her.
Selene went flying backward, crashing hard against a tree as her brother’s shadows collided with hers, twisting and writhing around them. She trie
