Lara
The waterfall thundered around us, drowning out the rest of the world.
For a little while, there was no Alpha.
No pack.
No Luna.
No expectations.
No Seer waiting to tell me something I wasn’t sure I wanted to hear.
There was only Elijah.
And me.
I was tucked against him, surrounded by the warmth of his arms, and I couldn’t stop thinking about the kiss we’d shared.
My first kiss.
Even now, remembering it sent a strange flutter through my stomach.
But one question had been nagging at me.
Had it been his first too?
Phoenix immediately stirred inside me.
Careful.
I frowned.
“What?”
Don’t ask a question unless you’re prepared to hear the answer.
I rolled my eyes.
“I’m just curious.”
Curiosity killed the cat.
“Good thing I’m not a cat.”
Phoenix huffed.
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