Selene’s POV

We arrived just before dawn.

My legs ached with every step. But I didn’t care, Silas was alive.

Dark carried him, his arm supporting the weight without effort, but I saw the tension in his jaw. He hadn’t said a word since we escaped from Alpha Raymond guards.

As soon as we stepped into the territory and near the main house,

“Silas!” Dara’s voice cracked as she ran.

Her eyes were red, her face pale, but the moment she saw us, she broke into tears.

“Dara,” I said ...