DANTE’S POV
A lot had happened in the past couple of weeks and the past couple of days, with the war and ending and asking Rex with it, I was still ion mourning. I had not only lost my closest and only confidant but my best friend too. Having Selene here with me was what kept me going, having her sleep next to me at night was calming to me and grounding.
I had faced councils, wars and betrayal. I had killed without hesitation. But standing in front of her now felt harder than any battlefield. Selene stood near the window of our chamber, moonlight pouring over her shoulders like silver silk. The forest stretched beyond the glass quiet, loyal and most importantly alive.
She belonged to no one, and yet she had chosen to stand beside me. That truth pressed heavier on my chest than any crow
