CHAPTER 19:
The night Kael arrived, Selene couldn't sleep.
Not because of fear of Kael. Because of her wings.
Since she awakened 7 days ago, her wings were still out, can't hide fully. Even under Kade's big black cloak, they bulge, they flutter when she is nervous, they glow white when she is angry. She tried to fold them, but they are big - 8 feet wingspan, bigger than her mother's wings when I first shifted 18 years ago. Silver feathers, white light tips, heavy, bleeding still at base.
She was in King and Queen Tower bathroom, looking at mirror, trying to fold wings.
"Mama! They won't fold! They hurt!"
I came in, wearing nightgown, crown off, now just Mama, not Queen. 37 but still look 25 because White Wolf goddess blood.
I touched her wings gently, healing light from my hands to
