The morning after the revelations passed in a fragile bubble of quiet.
Elara opened Moonbloom Botanicals as usual, but everything felt different. The air smelled sharper to her or perhaps she was simply hyper aware of Kai moving through the shop like a shadow, silver eyes scanning every customer, every passerby on the street.He’d insisted on staying close. “Just for today,” he’d said, but they both knew it wasn’t just for today.Mid morning, the bell above the door chimed with a soft, deliberate ring.The man who stepped inside was tall not quite Kai’s height, but close with pale blond hair tied back, sharp cheekbones, and eyes the color of winter ice. He wore an expensive charcoal coat that did nothing to hide the lethal grace in his movements. The shop’s warm herbal scent shifted instant
