Celeste
The bath was heaven. I soaked until my fingers pruned and my muscles unknotted and I felt like a person again. Allissa was waiting when I came out, and the two of us walked together to the balcony.
We had a lot to catch up on. She told me about her time in Adonis, about Leo’s quiet kindness on the road, about the libraries at Alec’s castle that had made her weep with joy. I told her about Darien, about the proposal, about the past-life vision and the mate bond that was now so strong I could feel his wolf from two rooms away.
I told her about Braum.
“Speaking of which,” I said, looking around, “I wonder if the boys grabbed those tablets I mentioned.”
Darien and Alec weren’t in sight. They were off somewhere discussing strategy, which was code for worrying about Braum where I co
