Lorien POV
Even I wasn’t naïve enough to think it would all unfold that easily. If the Fae had held a grudge strong enough to curse an entire pack for decades, why would they suddenly lift it after a single meeting? No one did something like that without a hidden agenda. Either they were plotting something or, by some miracle, they wanted peace as much as we did.
“That soon? Don’t you think that’s a bit risky?” The words slipped out before I could stop them, my head shaking in disbelief. I wasn’t ready for this. I’d expected weeks of tense negotiations, not a rushed gamble. There were too many unknowns.
A cold thought slid down my spine. What if they actually lifted the curse… and Auren no longer needed me? That would be the end of my story. He’d probably kill me before we even crossed
