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33. The Reason To Live
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~ KATALEYA ~My eyes widen.“With enough lights to keep any trouble away,” he says, kissing the top of my head.He really is a romantic, and I love it.I smile as we enter the clearing, the sound of the waterfall is welcoming, but it’s the entire ambience and set-up that takes my breath away. There’s a large canopy bed facing the lake surrounded by lanterns. The water also glitters with twinkling glowing orbs beneath the surface and floating petals which aren’t getting washed away despite the waterfall. There are lanterns floating in the air and I realise it's magic.“Did you do this?” I ask softly as I take in the table that is set up with candles, laden with plenty of dishes and desserts that make my mouth water.I look at him when he doesn’t reply to see he’s watching me. He shrugs.“Maybe a little of it.”I turn and wrap my arms around his neck. “Most of it, and I love it. Thank you, Kiké,” I whisper, as I caress the back of his neck before tugging his head down. He pulls me flush
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~ KATALEYA ~“I am starved.” Carlos rubs his stomach; his shirt hangs open, reminding everyone that despite his personality he is as ripped and muscled as the best of warriors. But I think he’s trying to please a certain redhead who stands to the side as silent as the shadows. The pack members are beginning to adapt to the presence of the three guardsmen.I hide my giggle. “Are you? Oh, would you take this over to Rhea? She’s been standing there for a while,” I say innocently.“Oh, sure.” He quickly takes the mocktail I’m holding in my hand.‘Don’t encourage him,’ Enrique says through the mind-link, although he’s standing with a group of the younger warriors. There’s a couple who will be going to take the entrance exams for the academies in England. I hope they get in; Estephan is a little young yet, but he is showing a lot of promise already.Leo passed two decrees that night. One; the age of the students in the academies changed. The academies will now start from the age of 16 and up
