Lyra’s POV
Three days.
It had been three days since the ceremony, and I was pretty sure I was losing my mind.
Not because of the Moon Goddess’s silence, okay, maybe partly because of that, but because of how everyone was acting. The visiting packs had left with barely concealed disappointment and a lot of awkward condolences. The Elxra pack members kept giving us pitying looks and whispering behind their hands. Even the pack children seemed confused, like they couldn’t understand why their favorite “almost-family” wasn’t celebrating.
But the worst part? My boys were trying so hard to act like everything was normal that they were driving me absolutely insane.
“Good morning, sunshine!” Kael burst into the kitchen with enough enthusiasm to power a small city. “Beautiful day, isn’t it? Th
