LOGINCassian snorted. “Not in your nature to be nice?”“No.”They both chuckled—quiet, guarded, but genuine. The tension in the room eased slightly, replaced by the quiet moment of understanding.Nolan’s expression sobered again as he looked down at the folder between them. “How are they?” he asked final
Third person POVThe rain had finally stopped, leaving the air around Moonstone sharp and clean. Sunlight streamed through the high windows of Cassian’s office, warming the pale stone floor and the heavy oak desk that dominated the room.A stack of reports sat half-read beside a steaming mug of tea,
He smiled, something kind but knowing behind it. “The goddess does not wait for readiness, child. She waits for courage.”I exhaled slowly, then reached out.The moment my fingers brushed the crystal, the world tilted.Light bloomed from within it, flooding the room in silver. I gasped, stumbling ba
Ellie POVIt was raining again.The kind of steady, unhurried rain that made everything in Moonstone shimmer. The packhouse windows were blurred with it, the world chilled and greyed out.I’d always loved the sound of rain. It was soft and rhythmic, like a symphony, but lately it only made me uneasy
When the twins finally went down for the night, I joined them on the couch. Rae nudged Cassian with her shoulder. “You Moonstone men are all the same,” she said. “Broody, mysterious, heroic in a way that makes me suspicious.”Cassian chuckled. “And yet you seem to like us anyway.”She smirked. “Mayb
Ellie POVThe leaves were beginning to change colors, and the morning air carried a pleasant chill. It was fal,l and the twins seemed to love it. I took them for walks whenever I could, letting them nap in the stroller under the filtered sunlight while I breathed in pine and damp earth.It had been







