Baylees POV
After that, the day slips by in this golden haze of laughter and sunlight.
We have a BBQ at the lake house. The scent of grilled food fills the air, kids run barefoot through the garden, and music plays just loud enough to make the trees sway with the bass. I sit with May and Mum on one of the giant outdoor sofas, wrapped in a blanket with Aspen at my feet while we watch our family being unapologetically happy.
Caden joins in with the water fight. Shirtless. Soaking wet. Stupidly hot.
Ailm drools in the back of my mind, whispering things that make my cheeks burn even as I laugh. Cade, his counterpart, growls low and deep like even he’s losing patience. They’re both riding the same wavelength of bond-drunk affection. Restless. Hungry.
Soon, I promise. But even I’m getting d
