Cara
The morning light slipped through the curtains in pale gold ribbons, brushing over the bed where Jace and I lay tangled together. His arm was heavy around my waist, his breath warm against the back of my neck. I didn’t move. I didn’t want to. For once, the world wasn’t pressing in with curses and secrets—it was just us.
Last night still hummed through me like a living thing. My skin remembered the heat of his hands, my lips remembered the taste of his, and deep inside, the bond between us glowed steady and unshakable. We hadn’t just come together as mates—we had anchored one another in ways neither of us had before.
I let myself smile into the pillow, though my body ached pleasantly from our closeness. For once, I didn’t feel like the overlooked omega. I didn’t feel like the girl t
