TESSA
“Thank you, Praetor Cade!” I teasingly said as the food was served right in front of us.
Cade shook his head, appearing exasperated. He told us plenty of times not to address him as such. However, that didn’t stop us from teasing him. If you told me months ago I could joke with him like this, I would say that you’re lying.
But Cade had a lighter aura now, and of course, a lot of it traced back to Arden.
We were currently at a restaurant near Elite, graced by a table of endless food. Cade didn’t just order a meal for each of us. He probably ordered the entire restaurant. Every platter, every steaming bowl, every specialty dish. The waiters kept coming and coming, arms stacked with plates until the table was covered edge to edge like a feast from a legend.
The best part was th
