Selene took out the small necklace Thornak had given her several years ago.
"I used to matter to him." She said. "Will you let her become Queen now because she is no longer wolfless?"
Maravelle's gaze snapped to her.
"Stop talking nonsense. This is bigger than your petty jealousy Selene," the Queen said coldly.
Maravelle stood up and walked towards her.
"Thornak's heart was never yours, Selene. You were a distraction, a comfort during a difficult time. But his heart belongs to Lara now. She is his mate."
Selene's face twisted in anger and disbelief.
"No… What's happened to you. The Queen will never have said that."
Suddenly, the Queen's eyes turned black.
She shook her head once.
"You just don't like what you're hearing," she said, walking toward Selene with her fist clenched.
"Go away. Thornak cares for you, but he does not love you. He has found his mate. Deal with it."
Selene stumbled back.
