Selene’s POV
The gathering slowly began to thin out. Pack members drifted toward the exits in groups, laughing and talking among themselves while workers started clearing tables and stacking chairs.
For the first time all day, I felt exhausted. Meeting an entire pack was apparently a lot more draining than it looked.
I stood near one of the large windows, watching the afternoon sunlight stretch across the courtyard outside. Behind me, voices blended into a steady hum.
Including one voice in particular.
Seraphina’s.
I didn’t know why I kept noticing it. I just did.
Every time she laughed, my attention shifted automatically. Every time she spoke to Cain, I found myself listening.
Which was ridiculous. Completely ridiculous.
I barely knew the man, yet somehow, I was painfully aware o
