The chamber emptied slowly, like a predator retreating after drawing blood.
Selene felt it in every step as Silas led them away—the shift in the air, the quiet satisfaction of those who believed the outcome was already decided. No shouting. No threats spoken aloud.The corridors felt narrower now, the stone walls pressing in. Torches hissed softly as they passed, flames bending as if reacting to the tension wrapped around them.
Selene kept her breathing steady.
Inside, she was shaking.
Not from fear for herself.
From fear for the children.
The Luna's words echoed relentlessly in her mind.
Everything born of an Alpha is a weapon.
Pack cruelty didn't need noise.
It thrived on certainty.The corridors felt narrower now, the stone walls pressing in. Torches hissed softly as they passed, flames bending as if reacting to the tension wrapped around them.
Selene kept her breathing steady.
Inside, she was shaking.
Not from fear for herself.
