KAEL
I stood frozen in the center of my bedroom long after Selene’s footsteps faded down the hall. My hands clenched and unclenched at my sides. Nails dug half-moons into my palms as rage pulsed through me like a second heartbeat.
How did it come to this? How did I let my life spiral so far out of my control? I am the Lycan Leader of the Obsidian Throne. I’m supposed to command respect, fear, and obedience. Yet here I am, trapped in a web spun by a woman who wielded threats like knives. Selene knows where Maya is. She f*****g knows. And she’s using it to force my hand.
The thought of Maya in danger because of me made my wolf snarl inside my chest. I wanted to hunt Selene down right now and force the location from her throat. But I knew her. She’d die before giving it up willingly, and k
