Calista wakes as the sun peeks through the blinds. She finds herself alone, in a plush bed, and a room fit for royalty. She rubs the sleep from her eyes, and reminds herself she is supposed to be here…that this is real.
She gets up and walks to the window and opens the blinds and looks out onto the packland. The groundskeepers and gardeners are seeing to their duties, and those tasked with feeding livestock. King Magnus is walking around. She observes him stopping to talk to people. Showing kindness with a smile, and sometimes a short conversation, before he walks on to another area. Her heart seems to beat faster watching him. He turns and looks up at the window, and flashes a smile in that direction. Calista feels her cheeks burn, and she smiles feeling the mate bond, and her heart swe
