The words settled over the silver lake like falling snow.
"I've been waiting for someone to remember me."
Nobody spoke.
What answer was there to that?
What do you say to someone who had been alone for thousands of years?
Someone forgotten by the world.
Someone who became a nightmare because nobody remembered the girl beneath it.
Midnight slowly crossed the rest of the bridge.
Kael remained beside her.
Not leading.
Not protecting.
Simply there.
The mate bond pulsed warmly.
Steady.
Supportive.
Seraphine noticed.
Of course she did.
Her silver eyes lingered on their joined hands.
A flicker of something crossed her face.
Longing.
Then it was gone.
The island felt strangely peaceful.
The tree of starlight above them shimmered softly.
Its branches were missing leaves.
Thou
