SELENE Caspian's warm touch jolted me, one pinned with something both known and deadly. He was near now; his hazy presence engulfed me, powerful but rather alluring. His breath brushed my ear, and his fingertips trailed the edge of my chin. "What did you learn there?," he murmured, his voice a deep rumble across my bones. I could sense our attraction growing stronger. That unspoken, delicate link had become a living thing, a thread tying us together with a strength I could not overlook. "I learned everything," I murmured, my voice shaking with the burden of reality. "I am not just a she-wolf, Caspian. I am Moonborne. The key is my blood… our blood. The prophecy is real…” His eyes burst with an emotion… something dark but full of hunger… I almost couldn't identify. His hands cupping

