Down in the hallway we met with Meredith and Rasmus. The king held out a pair of keys towards Percy which he took and gave a silent nod in return. ”The car is in the front, another car with three of our best will follow behind you until you're past the border and the neighboring town.” The king's voice was darker than usual and full-on serious. Though he didn't bother to spare me a glance as he explained the plan to Percy. ”Leave, now.” He said and Percy grabbed my hand, dragging me after him until we made It outside and toward the car. He pressed on the clicker and a black SUV lit up on the gravel path leading away from the estate. ”Get in.” He ordered. I scoffed but did as he told me, I wanted to get away from here as badly as he did. The thought of what would happen if I didn't was freaking me out. ”Watch out!” Someone yelled from up on the stairs. Percy was beside me in a second and pushed me up against the car. A limp body came flying towards us and landed on the ro

Vanessa was swaying back and forth on her feet, her eyes were cast down and her hair fell in front of her face. When she looked up at me with those round-dark eyes, I knew I couldn't count on her. Vanessa was scared and when you’re scared and you let that fear take over, you’re useless. I thought she was stronger but I was wrong. She was too scared of Damien to be trusted. ”He’ll kill you,” she said. ”No he won’t, he needs me.” Vanessa raised her head. ”He wants to control you and if he thinks he can't do that, what do you think he’ll do?” I shrugged my shoulders. ”He has leverage, Selene, he has your whole family. If he finds out that he can't make you obey him by being bad, then he’ll force you to. Even if it means killing the people you care about,” I knew that she was right. Killing people was apparently a hobby to him. He had everyone wrapped around his finger and with one command he could have everyone killed. The white walls of this room were closing in on me

The room was so silent you could drop a needle and every little tap against the floor would be heard. Damien was still behind me. My body was relaxing back onto his, it wasn't nervous, my body wasn't scared but my mind was screaming for dear life to run and fight and get the hell out of here. Even if I wanted to, my mind and my body weren't connected anymore. When I tried to run my feet stood still and I was leaning on him with every part of my body. ”Please,” I don't know why I said that. The feeling of not being able to control my body was causing a panic attack. I was screaming at myself but nothing happened. I might as well have been paralyzed. I looked to my side and saw Vanessa standing by the curtain, her eyes were wide and her chest rose high from her heavy breathing. ”Why did you come,” Meredith whispered as defeat filled her eyes. ”I- I came to save the King, I thought-” my eyes fluttered and I bit back the tears. ”-I thought he was gonna die,” Meredith shook her

Selena turned and walked away as though nothing had happened. Her eyes had graced the Royals, her own parents, showing no emotion for her mother almost dying or her father killing a man to protect her. It was like she didn't feel anything, she looked empty and her eyes were hollow. ”Take them to the dungeons. All of them.” Damien began to walk out of the room. I watched his back, every part of my being wanted to run after him. To wrap my hands around his neck or pull his heart from his chest. Egon was on board but we both knew that we couldn’t, not yet. ”Where are you doing?” Vanessa asked with a pout and crossed her arms over her chest, tilting her hip to the side. Damien didn't answer her question, he walked out and after Selene. I closed my eyes and felt Bella's hand gliding up my arm. I grabbed her wrist and snapped it. Her legs buckled and she screamed but when I opened my eyes and she saw what I felt, she went quiet, her eyes widened and her head lowered. ”I did a

~Percy~ Selene was different, something happened in the throne room. Damien broke her walls, everyone betrayed her at once and then her eyes just went empty and cold. Damien must've gotten into her head, the mark would tie them, and he would've been able to control her body as he had. I had no idea how but I had heard that if you mark someone who isn't your mate, some of the bonds will slowly tie together but it will be nothing like the actual mate bond. It isn't love for the other person that is causing you to mark them, it is the need for control and dominance. The second that Damien marked Selene, his poison would've seeped into her veins and tied her to him. Her emotions and her body would've reacted to his as though they were mated. He would be able to sense her, where she was at any given time. But it had its flaws because you're not meant to mark anyone besides your mate, you would be going against the very basis of nature that had been created for werewolves as a gift. The