ALDRIC'S POV
"I'm going to die."
Selene cried into my neck as she sat straddling my lap on the bed. I held her, my hands moving slowly up and down her back, trying to calm her down.
"Selene, Selene, listen to me. You need to calm down. I need you to calm down, Bunny."
"I can't! I've been marked, Aldric, can't you see?! I'm going to die just like all those people, and then my body is going to be dumped on Wolves Den territory. You heard what Elder John said yesterday, right? Everyone they’ve found has the exact same mark as the one on my stomach. I'm going to be next!"
Selene cried harder, and I let out a sigh.
What the hell am I supposed to do now? I'm not used to this—all of this. I make people cry, for goddess' sake, not console them and stop their tears. This is new territory for
