"Together."
Outside, the war preparations continued.
The wards were still being placed. The enemy is still gathered at our borders.
But at that moment, I had peace. Had love. Had hope.
Tomorrow I'll learn to control the tear properly.
Tomorrow I'd train harder.
Tomorrow, I'd become the Luna this pack needed.
But tonight, I was just Sophia.
Just a woman holding her mate.
Just a mother who'd almost lost her daughter but hadn't.
It was enough.
For now, it was enough.
Morning came with screaming.
Not my screaming.
Erica's.
I was out of bed and running before I was fully awake.
Kael was right behind me, his injured shoulder forgotten.
We burst into Erica's room to find her thrashing in bed.
Her eyes were open but unseeing. Glowing with the same ice-blue as the Tear.
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