ASHER'S POV
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Lila was asleep in my arms, her breathing soft and steady. The caveās faint glow wrapped us like a blanket. The carvings on the walls were dim but alive, like they were watching over us.
Her head rested on my chest, her lovely hair spilling across my skin. The new dress the Moon Goddess gave her was soft against me, a reminder of the magic weād felt at the lake.
My heart was full, like it might burst. Iād never felt like this before.
Not with anyone.
Only her.
My mate.
I couldnāt sleep. Not after everything. My body was healed, the wounds gone, thanks to that lake and our bond.
But my mind?
It was racing.
Flashes of the night kept hitting me.
The fight. Darius and Kade, their claws tearing into me. The pain. The fear that Iād lose her. And thenā¦ Lila. Her lig
