Morning came too soon, golden light filtering through the curtains and illuminating the tangle of limbs that surrounded me. I stirred first, blinking sleep from my eyes as awareness returned. Four powerful bodies encircled me, their combined warmth making the bed feel like a cocoon of safety. For a moment, I simply lay there, marvelling at how much had changed in such a short time.
Diamond's presence was stronger than ever, a constant hum beneath my skin that made me feel restless and energised despite the little sleep I'd gotten. —Today,— she whispered in my mind. —Today, we become who we were always meant to be.—
I carefully extracted myself from the sleeping forms of my mates, pausing to look at each of them. In sleep, they seemed younger; the hard edges of their Alpha personalities s
