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Chapter 144 - Astraia
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2025-05-31 11:45:26"Shall we?" Carson asked, offering his hand.
"We shall."
Leading me onto the dance floor felt natural now.
"Having fun?" Carson asked as we swayed to the music.
"More than I expected. That ceremony was perfect, honoring the fallen while celebrating the living."
"Alexei knows how to handle these things. Did you see Hunter's face when he got knighted?"
I laughed. "He looked like he wanted to disappear. But he deserved every bit of that recognition, thank the moon godess that he recovered so well after such traumatic injury..."
Other couples joined us on the dance floor. I noticed Alexei dancing with Luna Mor
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The landscape gradually changed as we drove. Mountain forests gave way to rolling hills, then flatter terrain. By the time we stopped for lunch, I could smell salt in the air."The ocean," Carson said, taking a deep breath. "Been years since I've been to coastal territory.""How's it different from mountain packs, I've been to one long ago but don't remember much""Everything. Culture, traditions, even the way they organize their territories. You'll see."After lunch, we continued south. The final hour of driving revealed a completely different world, wide beaches, rocky cliffs, forests that came right down to the shoreline. And everywhere, the sound and smell of the ocean."It's beautiful," I breathed, watching waves crash against the rocks."Wait till you see their pack lands."Oceanview Pack's territory was unlike anything I'd experienced. Instead of mountain valleys and forests, their lands stretched along miles of coastline.
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The border checkpoint came into view, where Alexei's convoy waited. Three black SUVs with Royal Pack insignia, plus Hunter standing beside his own vehicle looking much more mobile than he had six weeks ago."Hunter!" I called out, getting out to hug him. "God, it's been what, a week since I've seen you? How's the leg?""Almost good as new," he said, barely limping as he returned the hug. "Doc cleared me for normal activities last week. And yeah, sorry, been swamped with catching up on all the Beta duties I missed during recovery.""Don't apologize. I've been buried in Luna responsibilities myself. Carson's had me reviewing trade agreements and territorial policies non-stop.""The joys of leadership," Hunter said with a grin. "Though I have to admit, it feels good being useful again instead of coordinating everything from a hospital bed.""Including dancing?" I teased. "Because I seem to remember you having some interested partners at ou
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6 Weeks Later***"You sure you packed everything?" Carson asked, zipping up his travel bag.I looked around our cottage bedroom one more time. Six weeks had flown by since our victory celebration, and now it was time for the Moon Goddess Festival at Oceanview Pack."Formal dresses, casual clothes, swimwear and some lighter clothing for the beach ceremonies," I counted off. "Yeah, I think I'm good.""Swimwear, for ceremonies?""Odette mentioned water rituals when we talked yesterday. Said I should bring something I don't mind getting wet. I'll either wear that or the lighter clothing"Carson raised an eyebrow. "Interesting. Mountain pack ceremonies definitely don't involve water rituals.""Should be fun experiencing something completely different."My phone buzzed with a text from Odette: Can't wait to see you at the festival! Been too long."Speaking of Odette," Carson said, reading
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