SELENA’S POV

I wasn’t sure how long we had been walking, but the tension that had grown in the air was as suffocating as ever. The forest had been so quiet, the only sound coming from the crunch of leaves beneath our boots and the occasional rush of wind that sent chills down my spine. Sometimes, I even anticipated more assassins to attack us, but after the last one, we had been alone.

What was annoying the most was Kai’s sudden turn to a stoic alpha as he led the way.

“Are you sure ...