The End of the Beginning

Selene Pov (The Moon Goddess)

As I step through my portal, all I can think about is how much pain I have caused my children. All of my children, because of who I fell in love with. When I first met Endymion, he was such a handsome man, inside and out. His beauty was so radiant. His mother poisoned his mind and tried to convince him I only loved his beauty, but I loved him for everything he was.

I should have walked away from him the day we met, and rejected him for my lover, but I felt bound to him. He wouldn't take no for an answer. He was prepared to spend his life with me, and I was grateful for it after being alone for so long. Where did it all go wrong? I suppose it's my fault, as I had to keep watch in my realm, making my wolves, blessing their mate bonds. In turn, I spent less and less time with him.

The fates hated the fact that I made a human immortal based on my desires, so they cursed Queen Amara, the very first version of Elena. Queen Amara was a princess in her time, a