ASHER'S POV
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My goodness!
This placeā¦ it felt like a dream. A wild, untouched dream.
And yet, here we were. Standing in this... hidden place, with dawn breaking over the hills like a promise from the Moon Goddess herself.
I couldnāt believe it.
Lilaās hand was in mine, her fingers warm and steady. Her face, thoughā¦ it was tight with worry, those blue eyes scanning the clearing like she expected Darius or Kade to jump out any second.
I hated seeing her like that. Scared. Unsure. My mate. My everything.
My chest ached just thinking about it.
What ifā¦
What if I couldnāt protect her? What if those Betas, those Shadow Council dogs, found us? Iād failed her beforeāback at the academy, when Darius ambushed us.
Iād been too slow, too weak. The memory of his claws, the blood, the way
