LUCIAN’S POV
Selena swallowed hard, She was frightened and I could understand why. There was an old myth about the ancestral bowl of Ardyth that we had both learned as kids. If two unmated wolves combined their blood in the bowl, instant death would follow in a cruel and ruthless way.
Selena's voice came out tight and raspy.
"Lucian… are you sure?"
I nodded, keeping my gaze on her. "I am sure."
Her hand trembled, but she did not step back. That was one thing I loved about her, behind the fear, behind the uncertainty, she was firm.
The court members whispered in chorus behind us like a brewing storm.
"He's mad."
"Is he going to kill them both?"
"Why risk his life?"
I turned away from their whispers because I had already seen how today would turn out.
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