The chambers that had once felt cold and foreign were now scattered with traces of a life lived — if only briefly. The bed was neatly folded, clothes packed, drawers emptied. A few stray feathers from the duvet drifted in the breeze of the open windows, and the sun was beginning its slow descent, casting the room in a golden, parting glow.
River stood still in the middle of it all, her gaze sweeping over every corner.
It was strange.
This had been her home… and yet, it hadn’t.
So much had changed in such a short span of time that it felt like years had passed since she had first stepped through that door, broken, unsure, carrying nothing but the weight of her past and rank. And now… she was someone else. Not just the same omega. She had faced the Council. She had stood in front of the
