NYRA
I looked too gorgeous to stay home, even after everything Lena said. She had just finished telling me the scary thing that happened to her, the monster she met, the same one that almost ruined us.
My stomach twisted each time I remembered her voice shaking, but I wasn’t about to let fear steal my moment. I was finally seeing my mate. Work had dragged me away from him for days, and now that we had time, I wasn’t going to be the one to mess this chance up.
Lena pushed my door open and froze. Her eyes swept from my feet to my hair like she was checking if I had suddenly lost my mind.
“You’re still going out after everything I just told you?” she asked, her voice rising. “I’m serious, Nyra. I saw that monster with my eyes.”
I sighed. I honestly thought she would gasp at my makeup or
