Lucian
We stayed on the floor a little longer, catching our breath, letting the silence wrap around us. It was the kind of silence that didn’t demand anything—just peace. Just presence.
“I guess we’re moving in today?” I asked, trying to sound casual, but I was hoping she'd say yes.
Mara looked around the space slowly, then gave me a small nod.
That nod lit something inside me.
“I’ll get someone in to help with the cleaning and setup,” I said quickly.
As expected, her face twitched with protest, so I took her hand gently.
“Mara, we have a corporation to run. And with pack affairs on top of that, we won’t have time to mop floors and dust shelves every day. We’ll still cook when we can—dinners, snacks—but we can’t do everything ourselves. We need help. I promise it won’t be anyone fro
