{"Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end; it simply means I'll miss you until we meet again."}
The first light of dawn kissed the treetops, brushing the edges of Paradise in gold and rose. The air was thick with the hush of a world just waking, birds murmuring in the distance, the wind stirring the branches overhead. We stood at the edge of the coven's forest border, where cobblestone gave way to the packed earth road that would lead us back to the coast. Back to the Bay.
My home. But this time, I was not returning as the Alpha who left to take down an evil; I was returning with them. Freyr stood at my side, hood down, silver-blond hair catching the wind, his eyes steady and clear. He was not just my mate, he was my anchor, my answer.
