Chapter 1 Alpha Adrian Blackthorn had spent three years proving that Selene Rivers was everything. For a time, Selene believed she was his entire world. He cherished her in ways she thought would last forever. But forever did not last long. Hiding inside a storage alcove behind the great hall on Adrian’s name-day feast, Selene’s fingers trembled as she tightened her hold on the birthing strip marked by the healer’s herbs, and the rune-key meant to surprise Adrian with a new lodge. Three years sh