Chapter 43

Seris’s POV

“Well, well, well, look who it is—the murderer,” a voice taunted behind me. I spun on my heel and found Beta Virella’s mother striding toward me, each step measured, her lips curling into a triumphant grin. “Tell me, how does it feel to be responsible for yet another member’s death?”

“Another member?” I echoed, confused. I tried to adopt a fierce stare, but my heart pounded. “What are you talking about?”

She stopped two paces away, tilting her head as if she’d caught me in a lie. “Don’t play innocent with me, devil. His Royal Highness has killed countless people who disrespected you—or that…wretched excuse for a mate of yours. Isn’t it about time you made your exit?”

“I don’t know what you mean,” I shrugged, forcing nonchalance. Truth was, I’d only heard of one death. If there were more, they were news to me. “And I’m not going anywhere.”

Her smile hardened. “You will never be Luna.”

That old refrain. I clenched my fists. “Is th