7. A Valuable Oppurtunity

SELENE

"Do you know what this means?!" Henry shot out of his chair. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If we play our cards right, we can have everything we ever wanted!"

"If 'I' play my cards right." I took another sip of my beer. "All you have to do is sit back and do what you've always been doing. I'm the one who'll have every inch of my existence judged and scrutinized. I know the Royal Lycan family. They're not an easy bunch."

"Don't you think I know that, darling? I've run into them and their silly nobles more times than I was willing to count. But unlike me, you're just a simple werewolf girl who lost the support of her family. They won't expect much from you."

"I guess you're right about that." I shrugged, leaning against the countertop. "But we won't know unless we actually try. If I can get Ethan to like me well enough, he won't care about whether I'm his brother's ex-fiancée or not."

"Are you sure you want to do that again?" He sat back on the sofa. Red light reflec