Selena’s POV
I stood before the Elders, my hands at my sides, my spine straight. Their crimson eyes bore into me, waiting for my answer. The air around them crackled with power, thick and suffocating, yet I refused to shrink under their gaze.
"Selena," the leader spoke, her voice smooth but laced with authority. "Are you ready for this union?"
A bitter smile curled on my lips. They act like it's my choice. Did I ever have one?
I lifted my chin. "Did you ever give me a choice?"
A murmur passed through the council, but the leader remained unmoved. She merely lifted her hand, her fingers drawing a slow symbol in the air. The room pulsed with dark energy, and in an instant, a contract materialized before me, floating midair, its parchment old yet brimming with magic.
"You were chosen for
