Exile came with danger. Both wolves and vampires now hunted her.
Kael found Selene in the ruins beyond the forest, weakened from battle with rogue hunters who sought her blood. He caught her as she stumbled, his strong arms pulling her close.
"You shouldn't have come," she whispered, her breath ragged.
"And leave you to die?" Kael growled. His eyes burned with fury—not at her, but at the world that sought to tear them apart.
Selene looked up at him, blood staining her lips, and in that moment, Kael knew: he would burn kingdoms to the ground before he let her go.
But danger crept closer. Lilith had followed Selene's trail, her crimson eyes glowing with hatred.
"You've chosen your side, sister," she hissed from the shadows. "And I will see you buried with it."