Carlos stayed with me all day, and by the time we went back in for dinner, I felt weirdly relaxed and less stressed about the upcoming meeting with the council.
I never expected that I’d find solace in his company, but I was quickly learning that he wasn’t as tough as he liked to portray himself.
No one said a thing about the grass in our hair or the water on our feet when we arrived for dinner. Elias just smiled at me as I took the spot next to him and Erina filled dinner with chatter about her day.
Felicity didn’t show up, and it truly was the most beautiful dinner I had in a while. It felt… domestic. I could almost see us doing it for more years to come and that scared me a little.
After dinner, I retired to my room immediately, not waiting to see if anyone wanted to speak to me. I
