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The following few days had been a blur, mostly for Immi and Beau who had seemed to wrap themselves in a love bubble and held themselves hostage in Beau’s room. After they had recognised each other as their mate, the party had come to a swift end shortly after, appreciating that the two would want some time alone.

Belle was over the moon for her friend, she deserved to find happiness in the overshadowing cloud of doom hovering above them. She hoped each of her friends found the happiness they deserved. But in the same moment, Belle contemplated how this mating was only going to add a further obstacle in her way when it came to leaving Avalon in less than a month’s time.

Granted, there were other reasons that would make leaving extremely difficult, like the fact that she had found herself caring more and more for Layke than she ever intended too. She wasn’t ready to say the L word yet, but she could feel it brewing within her, threatening to spill above the surface each time they were