The wound on her ribs had closed. Her body was strong again, her wolf prowling restless beneath her skin. But Selene’s mind was not quiet. Not after binding her Betas in blood.
Kade and Lucian moved differently now. Their rivalry had not vanished; it had sharpened into something more dangerous. They circled her like wolves circling a kill, waiting, tense, needing her to choose. And she knew that she must.
Selene knew what her wolf demanded. An Alpha did not drift between shadows. An Alpha marked. She knew what she had to do. It was a bit difficult, they were both good and served her well.
That night, she summoned them both to her chamber. The fire burned low, casting their bodies in gold and shadow. Kade stood tall, scarred, jaw tight, fists clenched at his sides. Lucian leaned agains
