CRIMSON MOON

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

CHAPTER 28: BLOOD AND BETRAYAL 1

(Selene’s POV)

The moment my blade struck, I knew I had made a mistake.

The Revenant didn’t move.

My dagger sliced through its rotted flesh, but there was no resistance, no pain—just a hollow, empty stillness.

Then—a whisper.

"Too late."

A sudden force slammed into me, hurling me backward. I crashed into the stone wall, the impact rattling my bones.

"Selene!"

Damian’s voice barely reached me before the Revenant vanished into the shadows. Not killed. Not defeated. Gone.

But its words lingered.

"He waits for you below."

I pushed to my feet, ignoring the sting in my ribs. Damian was already in front of me, his golden eyes flashing with fury. "What the hell was that?"

I wiped blood from my lip. "A distraction."

Damian growled low in his throat. "