-NIA’S POV-
Thunderstruck, I began hyperventilating.
Shivers sped down my back. My hands trembled uncontrollably, fingers twitching with nervous energy. The unexpected revelation had sent shockwaves through my entire being.
I must have blinked a thousand times in this single moment as my mind struggled to reconcile reality with the shock.
Jessanne.
That name curdled my blood. Have I heard it before?
“I don’t understand.” The words I uttered next were shaky and low.
“What use would you have for your body if you are dead? I made you resemble Jessanne so that Lykoan would easily accept the mate bond.” Selene’s candor was shooting from both barrels, wounding me in many ways.
But that made no sense. “But I was born this way and mated to Dalton at first.”
“As I mentioned, eventuall
