Lily’s eyes lit up at the mention of magic.
“I went under a lake. There was a pirate ship, and I saw a bunch of fish.”
“You were a mermaid?” Lily asked hopefully, making Melanie and I laugh.
“No, but that would’ve been fun.” I wish my day was that cool.
Lily didn’t seem mad at me after that and had tons of questions about my day. She was excited to learn I went to visit fairies. I left out the scary details. She’d need to learn about the dangers of the fae one day, but for now, she could keep her false image.
We went home and played for a bit, and Rhett joined us. I was pleased that he chose not to stay at the pack house until late. We put Lily to bed together and headed to our room.
I closed the door behind us and sighed. Rhett went to the window and looked out. Moonlight illuminat
