SELENE’S POV
The world felt different after the ritual, a lot had changed not only in the way that everyone treated me but in the respect that both of us received as a couple. It wasn’t louder or bright but just aligned. As though something that had always been slightly off-center inside me had finally clicked into place.
The courtyard below still hummed with celebration. Wolves from every territory filled the fortress grounds, laughter carrying into the night like sparks from a fire. Torches burned bright against the stone walls, their flames dancing in the cool air. The scent of roasted meat, wine, and pine smoke drifted upward to the balcony where I stood. But up here, wrapped in the quiet of Dante’s private wing, the world felt smaller. Softer.
Safer. I rested my hands on the cool s
