ZAHRA My surprise birthday party provided a nice escape from our turbulent reality. For a few hours, we got to drink together like we used to back in the day, eat cake, and simply hang out together outside of a business meeting. And the best part was, we would still have an entire day before we had to dive back into a world of monsters and politics. Since I had spent most of my birthday out with Tristan, Circe demanded we had a girls day on Sunday. I gladly welcomed the idea; it was my mate who was reluctant about leaving my side. He was a little on-edge as we had no idea when our mysterious enemy would strike. I reminded him that even mates needed personal space, and he tried to argue that he didn’t, but I ultimately managed to convince him to fetch Ty so they could spend some quality b

