"I can honestly say you've never looked prettier." He couldn't help but smile at her.
Beth beamed. "We only have a few hours before we're separated until the wedding, so let's hurry and get you patched up by Madam Hygea. We have a week's worth of preparations and only a few hours to do them."
"Lead on," Ethan said. He thought he felt Alana's presence nearby, but didn't look at their bond to see. His mind drifted back to just after they'd rescued Beth. The three of them had all gotten along perfectly, and he wished things could be like that again.
Despite how impossible it seemed, somewhere deep down inside, a part of him felt like that might be the case eventually. His dragon instincts told him it would be the case; that they would all be happy at some point in the future. If he trusted
