Aurora's POV
She's standing there under the porch light when I step through the doors, and for one full second my mind refuses to accept what my eyes are telling it.
Diane.
Something in my chest cracks wide open, and I'm already moving, no decision behind it at all, crossing the distance between us and throwing my arms around her, my whole body shaking.
I haven't seen her in years. Not since she and Thomas stepped down and handed Redmoon's Alpha and Luna titles to Logan and me, packed their bags, and set off to see the world together the way they'd always talked about doing once they finally had the time. I've missed her deeply, in ways I never once let myself admit, this woman who's always been, next to my own mother, the kindest presence in my entire life.
Diane holds me back just a
