Ninety:
Delphine Thayer
Crescent Manor loomed over them in the night. Her dad had known they were coming back, and he had sent a car for them from the airport. It had been so long since she had seen her home. Everyone thought that she was dead. They had had to fake her death. Because she didn’t want to be with her mate. She had wanted to be with Madeline, and Madeline had wanted to be with her. Outside, in their own little world, they were safe. But coming back to Crescent Manor was a huge risk for the two of them. It might ruin the magic that had bound them together in the first place.
“Are you okay?” Madeline asked. “You’ve been awfully quiet since we left.”
Delphine took a deep breath. “I’m okay. I know this is the right thing to do. Things have been complicated for my family sin
