Vaughn A couple of hours more and the bonfire's light gradually wanes. Celebration dies down and people trickle out of the field in duos and trios. Roane is with Sux, Dimitris is no longer here with us and my mother has gone to her chamber. It needs no mentioning that JoJo is here with me in my own chamber. Both naked, we whisper our words a little drunk and rub our bare bodies against each other on my king-sized bed like cuddly cats. The experience feels like a distant dream coming true. I mean we've been in a cave like fugitives for weeks unending, having to finally manage the uneasy bed in the little room at the werewolf village across the boundary. But here we are on my bed's comfort, right in my own chamber. The realm won't be fully okay with this relationship yet, but as long as

