---- I could smell the dirt, feel the burn of the silver, and taste their malice. Good. I will remember every single detail of tonight. I will remember every single face. "It's not enough," Damon suddenly said. "A traitor like you is a plague on this world." He shifted into his half-wolf form. His sharp claws gleamed under the moonlight. "T'm going to cleanse my pack's honor right here," he said, grabbing my hair and forcing my head up." Everyone will witness the price of betraying the Blood Moon Pack!" His claws traced a line across my neck. "Goodbye, Selena." Just as he was about to rip my throat out- A single, world-shattering howl tore through the sky. ---- It wasn't just any howl. It was the roar of a king, a sound that shook the very blood in every wolf's veins. The crystal chandeliers in the hall began to sway. Glass goblets shattered. Everyone froze, their faces draining of color. "The Alpha King arrives!" A deep, commanding voice boomed from the entrance. A tall figure in a black cloak stood in the doorway. It was the King's second-in-command. "All hail Alpha King Kael!" Everyone scrambled to their knees. Everyone except me. I lay in a pool of my own blood, but I forced myself to look up. Aman strode into the hall. ---- He was well over six feet tall, with black hair and eyes of gold. He radiated absolute power and authority. Alpha King Kael. His gaze swept across the hall, finally landing on me. When he saw the state I was in, his golden eyes instantly turned blood-red. "What. Have. You. Done. To. Her?!" The temperature in the hall plummeted. An overwhelming wave of killing intent washed over everyone. I pushed myself into a sitting position, looking at the very people who had been torturing me moments before. Now they were all trembling on the floor. I spoke, my voice weak but every word sharp as glass. The Goddess gave you a second chance," my voice was raw, but it carried across the silent hall. "You chose ---- Hell."