Celeste
A month passed. The most peaceful month of my life.
Darien barely left my side, and when he did, he came back quickly. Alec returned from Adonis with Leo and Allissa, who were now so inseparable that a wedding of their own was clearly not far behind. Alec brought me a golden sun broach from Adonis that was so beautiful I wore it every day.
My wolf settled into a deep, permanent contentment. She spent her days curled inside my chest like a cat in a sunbeam, stirring only when Darien’s voice dropped low or when I wandered too far from the castle and she wanted me back near our mate. I was learning her rhythms, her preferences, her quiet communications. She liked mornings. She liked running. She liked the smell of cedar on Darien’s skin and the sound of Josh’s laughter and the stea
