The First Lie
There was a sound that filled the Hall of Echoes. It was not a sound of voices. It was a sound of silence. The kind that came after a long stretch of quiet, when all was still.
The river of glowing liquid had returned to its previous state, undisturbed as if the shadow that rose from its depths never came.
No one moved. No one dared to speak. Finally, Damien spoke.
“So, what do you mean, that someone else was supposed to have worn the crown?
Selene regarded him with sad eyes, not angry.
"I mean precisely what I said, Alpha.”
"The throne that your family owns was never meant to be yours."
Vance's jaw tightened as he rested a hand on the hilt of his sword.
"You watch your tongue.
You are speaking of the Veylor bloodline.
Selene turned to face him.
"I knew the first
