He smiled warmly. “Anything for you, Selene.”
For a brief moment, everything felt… normal.
Like the chaos surrounding my life had finally taken a break.
I smiled back, but something in my chest tightened.
“Don’t make promises you can’t keep,” I whispered.
“I don’t.”
“You say that now.”
“I’ll still be saying it years from now.”
I looked away, unable to hold his gaze any longer.
“If fate allows it.”
His smile faltered for the smallest second before he gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear.
“I’ve never stopped believing in us.”
Before I could respond, a familiar voice interrupted us.
“Ahem.”
We both turned at the same time.
Cain.
He stood a few feet away with Rowan beside him. Both of them looked like they had just returned from the training grounds.
My heart ski
