Sienna:The morning light poured through the large windows, soft and golden, casting quiet warmth across the floorboards. I smiled at the familiar scent, one that I found myself growing accustomed to.I blinked my eyes open slowly, disoriented for a moment until I processed where I was. I frowned, q
Damon:The walk down the hallway was quiet. Neither Sienna nor I said a word.Truth be told, neither one of us knew what to say, and I was thankful for the silence. Right now I needed it. I needed it to allow myself the moment to think.And that silence brought that for me. It gave me the moment to
Sienna:I closed the door to Damon’s room quietly behind me, careful not to make a sound. My hand lingered on the handle for a second longer than necessary, as if the warmth of the moment we’d just shared could still cling to my skin if I stayed close enough.He had held Isla like he had done it a h
Lysandra:The fire crackled low in the corner of the room, casting flickering shadows across the stone walls. I sat in the armchair furthest from it, arms folded over my chest, trying to contain the storm that had been brewing inside me for weeks now.A storm that refused to be tamed, no matter how
Damon:She didn’t see me at first.Her steps were steady, her head dipped slightly forward as if the weight of the world was still pressing down on her shoulders, even in heels and that ridiculous buttoned-up blouse. Her hair was in a loose bun, strands slipping around her face as she exited the bui
Sienna:The soft clinking of silverware and hushed murmurs of conversation filled the restaurant. It was quiet, elegant, the kind of place you’d never imagine walking into without a reservation or three weeks of planning.And yet, here I was.Sitting across from Damon Lockwood.At a candlelit table.
“I know.”“I just… don’t want to fall into something that’s going to break me again.”His expression shifted, eyes softening in a way that made my chest tighten.“I’m not asking you to fall,” he said, voice low. “Just… walk with me. Because I believe that it is going to be a little joyous of a ride.
Damon:“You’re staying in my room tonight.” I said, making sure to keep my voice leveled as not to wake Isla up.Sienna blinked at me from where she was standing in the nursery, gently rocking our daughter in her arms. She studied my expression for a moment too long as if wanting to make sure that s
Delilah:I shook my leg as I recalled the moment when he had announced her as his mate. The moment he made sure that I was listening.The moment his voice echoed through the courtyard, sharp and commanding. The way his hand wrapped around Sienna’s. The look in his eyes when he declared her as Luna.
I did not know what to think when Damon took my hand in his. I did not know what he would do. I simply believed that the two of us were going to walk together.But this… this was beyond anything that I would have expected.My legs trembled beneath me.Hell, I did not even know how I was still standi
Damon:I caught her scent before I saw her.It didn’t matter how faint it was, how much she tried to mask it, my wolf picked up on it instantly. Delilah.The woman that has now become more of a headache than I wanted her to be. The woman who got my mate, MY woman, more insecure than she should be. T
Sienna:I had never felt more like a stranger in a place that was supposed to be home.My bridges got back home from work, so surprised that Damon did not bother showing up. Ethan was nowhere to be seen. I went to the office and was just there alone. But I was thankful for that. I managed to finish
Delilah:I kept my eyes on the windows. I watched her walk out of the house as I watched her leaving by herself. He was not going with her. Well, that was the start. I could use that to my advantage. He was going to be here. At least, I hope that he would.What I wasn’t expecting, however, was for t
Instead, she sat up slowly, the sheet falling from her shoulders, revealing the curve of her back as she slid off the bed.She reached for her robe on the chair.“I’m going to shower and get ready for work,” she murmured, voice still laced with sleep.I nodded but didn’t move.She glanced at me befo
Damon:She said it.After everything that I pushed her through, she said it.She said the words I hadn’t been able to say.And I didn’t say them back.Even now, lying in bed, her warm body curled up against mine, her head resting on my chest as she slept peacefully, I couldn’t stop hearing her voice
Sienna:To say that I was angry and annoyed was not going to be an understatement. I was furious with what she had done. I was furious with the game that she was trying to play. But I also knew that taking out that anger was not going to get me anywhere. I knew that if I wanted to end things, I was
Delilah:He was slipping away.And no matter how hard I wanted to deny it, I knew that I could not hold the control that I wanted to hold. I knew that he was right. My father knew that he was tougher. I was the one that underestimated him. And now I need to deal with what I did not anticipate.But t