Chapter Fifty-Six: They Left
Aurora POV:
After we left Natala's room, the sombre silence wrapped around us like a cloak. The atmosphere in the pack house was tense, the undercurrent of worry for Natala evident in every whispered conversation, every anxious glance. Lucas and I walked hand in hand, his chamomile and honey scent a comforting presence beside me.
We turned the corner and were greeted by the familiar scents of cocoa, coffee, lemongrass, and musk - Tristan and Hayden. They stood waiting, their expressions grave, their worry reflecting our own. Tristan, ever the romantic, his cocoa and coffee scent surrounding me in a comforting embrace, was the first to reach out.
"Darling," he said, his voice laced with warmth despite his worry.
Hayden, always more reserved but with a dry
