Chapter 13

The enforcers took Selene away. Her laughter echoed through the trees long after the trucks were gone. Then it was just the three of us in the clearing. Theo stepped back into the shadows without a word. He always knew when to disappear. Kane stood across from me with a borrowed coat around his shoulders, and I watched him try to find the right lie. He didn't find one. "Is it true?" I asked. He closed his eyes. "I smelled something," he said. "The first month. Bitter. Sharp. Under the honey...