The Night Before Forever
I returned from a farewell run with the Starfish pack, feeling heavy with emotions from the goodbyes I had just shared. It had been a lovely way to say goodbye to people who had been so special to me, but everything felt bittersweet. The last few days were dragging me under, pulling at my nerves like an unseen tide. The closer we got to my bond with Dominic, the more anxious I became. And today? I was on the edge of something much deeper than nervousness.
When I stepped inside, there he was, waiting for me in the hall. Dominic greeted me with that signature smile, the one that was always so calm, so sure of himself. It made me uneasy. I should have been elated, but I could feel the weight of what was coming.
"Hello, Miss Thorne," he said smoothly, as if sayin
