Elowen's POV
The exams came and went, and the extra week after them dragged, and then the break finally arrived. Ronan, predictably, had told me about Kael's birthday within three days of my asking. Winter Solstice Eve, the traditional night of the year when wolf packs gathered, which also happened to fall at the start of my holiday.
I went to the bakery at the bottom of the road and asked if they gave lessons. They didn't, officially, but the woman who ran it took one look at me and said she'd make an exception.
I went back three mornings before the solstice, learned the recipe properly, and spent two evenings at home practising until I had it right.
On the day itself, he was out by morning and still out by evening, and the cabin smelled of vanilla and warm sugar and every surface had
