[Selene's Place]
As always, Selene sat cross-legged before the moonlit pool at the center of her cave, her fingertips hovering inches above the shimmering surface. She pushed deeper into the visions, desperate to unearth the faces behind the curse laid upon Lyra.
But the result remained the same.
Black.
Endless, choking darkness.
No matter how far she reached, how many layers she peeled away, there was nothing—only a void that swallowed even her strongest Sight. And yet... something lingered at the edge of that nothingness. A presence. Faint, familiar. Almost within reach.
Until it wasn't.
A shift in the air—a presence outside the vision—snapped her out of the trance. Her eyes opened slowly, glowing silver fading to their natural hue.
"The Alpha and the Beta are here," she murmured, voice low, unreadable.
Before her stood two imposing figures—Cassian, ever composed, and Darius, his energy barely restrained beneath the surface.
