The sound of the balcony door opening pulled me reluctantly from these reflections. I turned within the circle of Theo's arms to find Elijah, Elena, and Christian stepping outside, their expressions varying from concern to curiosity.
Elijah stopped abruptly, his eyes widening as he looked at us. "Goddess," he swore, his voice carrying genuine shock. "That feels weird."
I raised an eyebrow at my brother's uncharacteristic reaction. "What does?"
He gestured vaguely toward Theo and me, his normally composed diplomatic expression completely abandoned. "It's like yours and Theo's auras have not quite merged but blurred together," he explained, moving closer with cautious steps. "So my wolf recognizes you as Queen and him as the King, but..." He paused, tilting his head slightly as if listeni
