Sakina
It had been another day of chasing ghosts. We’d find wolf tracks that would slowly disappear. I walked out of the palace wearily, drained from worry and exhaustion. Atari and I had fought viciously today. It was my doing. Unable to think about anything but Lucien, I had taken out my fears and frustrations upon him and it wasn’t right. As I stepped out of the palace, I saw him standing in the gardens. His light eyes fixed on me and he walked towards me. Goddess, he was beautiful. The moonlight danced on his dark skin and his sharp canines flashed as he grinned at me.
“I wanted to apologise, Sakina,” he began.
I shook my head and held up my hand to silence him. He grabbed me then, pulling me against his lean body and kissing me softly. It didn’t set my soul alight, but it was by n
