SERAPHINA'S POV Daniel's face lit up the moment the video connected. Just seeing him grinning like that filled my chest with something warm and bubbly. "Mom! Happy birthday!" I beamed. "Thank you, my love." He briefly disappeared from the screen and returned with a large cardboard with 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!' designed with sparkly markers and little cartoon caricatures I assumed were me. My eyes watered as he said, "Grandma said I couldn't send it to you for security reasons." "That's okay, Danny. I love it, thank you." "You look great," he beamed, and then his eyes widened. "What are you wearing?" I held the phone out so he could see properly. "They're my training clothes." It was a sleek, black tactical set with silver rune detailing and armored accents. Comple

