Chapter 73

• SELENE
• The only sounds were the soft crackle of the fire and Kai’s steady breathing from the corner. I found myself turning to look at his sleeping figure now and then.
• His mother was quiet too, just sitting with her own thoughts, her eyes distant. The food was good, warm and filling, and I was enjoying it, but my mind would not rest. It kept turning over the next step, the next move. I had been chased from my home for a lie, cast out by my own mate.