Selena’s POV And I had always considered myself a patient person. Centuries of proving that made me know the best predators were those who waited and struck when time was right. And this moment? Perfection. And I’d tracked Ash easily enough, keeping far enough back that his senses couldn’t pick me up. The i***t was too taken with his prize. I’d been watching him with cold satisfaction as he took Lena into the rathole of an inn. The building was isolated, in the no man’s land between areas where nobody would interfere. Perfect for both our purposes. I walked a slow circle around the inn, cataloging what I saw. Two floors (shoddy wood), one other guest across on the other end. He wouldn't hear anything. I selected a place under Ash's window and perched to wait. The sounds that began to

