Selene's POV
The black crystal pulsed before me.
Once.
Twice.
Like a dying heartbeat.
I could barely breathe.
The Night Mother's voice echoed inside my mind.
Destroy the crystal.
My fingers tightened around my sword.
"You said that would free you."
It will.
"And kill you."
Silence.
Then—
Yes.
I stared at the crystal.
I had crossed the Shadow Realm for this moment. I had fought...