SELENE POV

Night fell over Alder and I just finished eating dinner with Ava, Margo, Brielle, and Ellwood. We had been discussing the happenings of the past couple of days. But I was barely present as my thoughts were on nothing but Tor and my next move.

After a lull in the conversation, I stood.

“I think I’m going to turn in for the night,” I said nonchalantly.

The women bid me goodnight and before I left the dining hall Ellwood ...