Amanda’s POV
Everything felt like it had finally fallen into place.
For the first time in my life, I felt... calm.
Content.
Whole.
I never thought limited interaction with others would bring this much peace. I had imagined isolation would be lonely, even suffocating—but instead, it allowed me to breathe. To be myself without expectations. Without judgment.
And now I realized—I should have listened to Orion long ago.
He had always seen me for who I truly was. Beneath the sharp tongue, beneath the pride and the walls I built so carefully, he saw the girl who just wanted to be accepted. To be loved.
He was my mate.
And he was extraordinary.
After Aria and Amara left for the Onyx Pack, the house felt quieter, but not empty. There was still warmth lingering in the walls, laughter echo
