Selene's POV~
My heart almost stopped when I realized his gaze had landed on me. It was not the kind of glance that comes and goes, not the fleeting sweep that should have moved on after a few seconds.
His eyes did not leave me, and with every passing moment the weight of them only grew stronger, until it felt like they were digging into my skin, cutting through the act I was wearing like a thin cloak.
My heart began to flutter wildly, beating against my ribs like a trapped bird. I hated that feeling, hated that these wolves could always stir something inside me without even trying.
I had trained myself to keep calm, to play the part of the quiet innocent human girl who could not even lift her head before alphas, let alone meet their gaze.
But in that moment I forgot all of it. I forgot the mask. I forgot the act. My eyes, foolish and weak, remained on his as if caught in a snare.
