Beatrice POV
I woke up thinking about the almost-kiss.
Again.
It had been happening every morning for the past week. I'd open my eyes and immediately remember standing in the hallway with Darius, so close I could feel his warmth, wanting so badly to close the distance between us.
Luna stretched in my mind. "So do it," she said, as she had every morning. "Kiss our mate. Stop overthinking."
"It's not that simple," I told her.
"It is exactly that simple." She huffed. "You want him. He wants you. The mate bond wants completion. What's complicated about that?"
I got out of bed and dressed, ignoring her grumbling. Today was important. Theron had called a family meeting, and I had a feeling it was about more than just the investigation into the arrow attack.
I was right.
When I entered t
