I woke slowly, feeling like I’d been asleep for days. For once, I felt... calm. Really calm. I stretched, letting myself sink into the moment. It had been a long time since I’d felt this way, as if all my tension and problems had finally faded and disappeared.I slowly slid out of bed and padded over to the bathroom for a bath—a very warm bath. I sank into the tub and closed my eyes, letting the water wash away all my worries. It felt refreshing and extremely comforting.Finally, I was no longer at Drogomor Palace, and at last, the Moon Goddess had smiled upon me, blessing me with a second-chance mate. I felt like I could just... breathe.As I let myself soak in the warm water, a calm settled over me—something I hadn’t felt in what felt like forever.“Finally, some peace,” Mina sighed.“Yeah,” I murmured. “Feels strange, like I’d forgotten what this was even like.”But even as I tried to stay in the moment, his face kept coming back. Derek. Those intense eyes. The way he always seeme
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