DALTON POV The moment Kai opened her arms and that little girl crashed into her chest like she belonged there, something inside me shattered and reshaped itself. I didn’t just love her—I belonged to her. To them. That image—the two of them together—etched itself into my soul like a dream I hadn’t realized I was waiting for. Something in me—no, in both of us, me and my wolf—just melted. My chest tightened, my hands clenched on reflex, and I could feel my heart thud louder, like it wanted to break through my ribs and join them. Goddess, she looked like a Luna already. Not just in title, not just in power—but in presence. Soft and fierce all at once, soothing with a single touch. Lilly curled into her lap like she'd always belonged there, and Kai welcomed her like it was the most natura

