Third Person's POV
"Sera."
The door to her room opened, and her mother, Thomasina, slipped inside.
"Mom."
Thomasina's eyes dropped immediately to the dissolution certificate. Without a word, she stepped forward and wrapped her daughter in a gentle hug.
"Don't be sad, honey."
Resting her face against her mother's shoulder, Seraphina managed a helpless smile.
"I'm not sad, Mom. Honestly. It's just... ending something this massive leaves you feeling a little hollowed out," she said.
Thomasina didn't buy it for a second.
Seraphina had loved Mortimer for over a decade. They'd sworn a pact in front of the entire wolf pack. Even if she truly wanted to let him go, there was no way she could just bounce back this fast.
Those feelings ran deep. Tearing herself away from a mate after ten ye
