Nymera’s POV
Maybe, it was my imagination. I thought.
Astra smiled faintly to herself. “You used to hide behind us constantly whenever people stared at you.”
I groaned softly. “Please don’t remind me.”
“It’s true.” She laughed quietly. “Especially after your wolf still didn’t appear at thirteen. You avoided almost everyone.”
I looked down awkwardly. “I hated how people looked at me.”
Astra’s expression softened slightly then. “I know.”
There was a small pause before she continued. “But Kaelith never stopped looking at you.”
My face warmed immediately.
Astra noticed and smiled again, though something about it looked slightly strange this time. “You know,” she continued casually, “sometimes I still can’t believe you two actually ended up together.”
I blinked. “Why?”
She shrugged l
