Selene POV
I stared at the door long after Dark left, my heart thundering in my chest.
The mark on my neck still throbbed gently. He marked me.
I didn’t know what to feel, anger, confusion, fear... or something else entirely.
“Selene,” a voice said behind me.
I turned to see Riven standing near the edge of the room, his arms crossed, his face stiff with anger.
“We should leave,” he said.
I blinked, unsure I heard him right. “Leave?”
“Now. While there’s still time.”
Dark entered just immediately. He didn’t say a word.
I glanced at him, then back at Riven.
“Riven, I can’t—”
He stepped forward. “You don’t get it, do you? That mark—” He pointed at my neck, his jaw clenched. “He’s claimed you. You didn’t even get a choice.”
“I know that!” I snapped. “You think I don’t know what h
