65. Norman
All those years, nights lost to battle, to blood, to rage, I never once had the luxury to lie still with someone in my arms. I didn’t crave softness then. I didn’t know I could. I didn't think I had the right to. Back then, I fought demons until the first crack of dawn, until my fists bled and the moon faded from the sky.
But tonight…
Now I lay in silence, not from exhaustion but peace. Her warmth wrapped around me like a promise, like everything I didn’t know I was allowed to have until Raven came my way.
Raven. Carrying my pups. A future I never imagined.
Goddess help me.
I would have to offer something rare, something sacred for the Moon Goddess this year. Nothing less could honor what I have been given.
I shifted slightly, brushing a lock of hair from her cheek.
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