Page after page revealed fragments of a life I'd lost.
Birthday celebrations.
Family picnics.
Training sessions.
My first shift.
I stopped.
There was an entire page dedicated to it.
My father's handwriting was messier than usual.
Excited.
She shifted tonight.
My heart pounded.
I continued.
Elara cried. I pretended not to. Lara laughed at both of us afterwards.
A smile trembled across my lips.
Then I reached the next line.
And froze.
Clarissa is magnificent. White as winter beneath moonlight, with gold running through her coat like sunrise.
Inside me, Clarissa went completely still.
I touched the words.
"He knew your name."
Her voice broke slightly.
"Lara..."
I continued reading.
The elders fell silent when they saw her.
My smile disappeared.
I knew this day might c
