Rory's POV

The quiet after Selene’s words felt louder than thunder. My chest heaved, my throat burned, and still I couldn’t breathe.

“Your mother was murdered… and I know who held the blade.”

Her voice wouldn’t stop booming. It tore through me like broken glass.

I stumbled back, my heart slamming against my ribs. “No. No, you’re wrong. Everyone said it was a mistake. They said she was sick”

Selene’s silver eyes gleamed like a predator’s in the moonlight. ...