***Katherine’s POV***
The moment the heavy doors shut behind her, Katherine’s smile dropped.
Her footsteps echoed down the empty corridor, clipped and sharp. She kept her head high, but inside, her fury was a storm clawing at her ribs.
She had seen it. That flash of silver in the Alpha’s daughter’s eyes. Not a trick of light. Not imagination. Selene’s mark.
She pressed her palm against the cold stone wall, nails biting into her own skin.
Crystal wasn’t just a threat to her control over Dustin. She was a threat to everything.
A low hum vibrated at the back of Katherine’s throat—unbidden, dangerous. The siren song. It slipped out when she lost her grip, when her emotions ran too hot. She cut it off with a sharp breath, cursing herself. If anyone had been in the hall just now, they migh
