“Do you know about Selene?” She smiled, small and sweet. “She was goddess of the moon.” He nodded. “She was also sister to the sun and the dawn, the daughter of Titans and a beauty beyond words. She was the scandalous child—the one who was changeable and unsettling. She could move the tides and light the heavens and provide cover for the nefarious deeds of the world if she wished. The sun came every day, as did the dusk, but the moon, it was like joy. Purposeful and inconstant. She was queen of the night.” Lily watched him with rapt attention, and his fingers itched to touch her, but still he
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