Se connecterIf Damon was close, he wouldn’t fine me in this storm anyway. Hours later, the village slept under a soft blanket of snow, the air had stilled with the dwindling storm. Kael had gone home hours ago, and the kids were curled against each other, safe and dreaming. I couldn’t sleep. The moment I clo
Lila The morning began like any other over the past two years. A pale sun crawled through the clouds, spilling faint light across the counter as I ground feverfew into a fine powder. The scent filled the apothecary, warm and sharp against the cold seeping through the shutters. Kael was sorting j
I smiled, keeping my hands busy with the ledger so he wouldn’t see how tight my chest had gone. “They’d like that.” He hesitated like he wanted to say more, then only nodded. “Then it’s a plan.” I stood there for a long time in thought. Kael had built something strong and steady around us – warmth
Lila The bell above the apothecary door chimed as Kael pushed it open, shaking the snow from his coat like a wet wolf. “Cold enough to freeze your lungs out there,” he said, dropping a crate of dried herbs onto the counter with a grunt. “You could’ve waited until morning,” I said, taking the crat
I lifted my gaze toward the tree line, the mountains shadowing the horizon beyond the village. Somewhere past them, the world kept turning with Packs politics, war… but none of it concerned me anymore. This was all that mattered. My children, and a quiet life away from the prison of court. It was
Lila The mornings in Silver Glen always began the same way: slow and steady, and a brief self-talk to reassure myself everything was safe. I opened the shutters before dawn to let in what little light there was, then stoked the hearth until the fire roared back to life. The cottage was small but







