CHAPTER 38: The Worthy Keeper Of The Moonstone
Selene barely had time to breathe before the crowd swallowed her. Dozens of hands and dozens of voices were all rushing toward her at once.
“She has it... look at it!”
“How did she get it?!”
“That girl? Impossible!”
“This must be a mistake!”
“Let me see... LET ME SEE!”
People pushed, grabbed and craned their necks just to catch a glimpse of the glowing box in Selene’s grasp. Some looked fascinated while others looked furiou with their eyes burning with jealousy or disbelief.
A few pointed at her openly, spitting words like “nobody” and “outsider.” But none of them got close because Soren was instantly at her side with his arm wrapping around her shoulder as he pulled her forward.
“Move,” he ordered in a low growl.
Selene was too diso
