Sylvester POV

I left Selene sleeping in our bed. Cleaned and bandaged and utterly exhausted from our morning activities.

I dressed quickly and made my way through the compound. The servants I passed bowed their heads.they didn’t meet my eyes. They'd learned long ago not to look too closely at their Alpha.

Especially not after nights like the last one.

I walked through the main gates. Past the wards I'd reinforced a dozen times. Out into the territory beyond.

And the moment I crossed the ...