ScarlettI stood at the balcony, the wind lifting my hair gently as I looked down at the scene below. For once, there was no blood in the soil. No screams echoing through the trees. Just quiet. Just peace.Behind me, I heard soft footsteps, and I didn’t need to turn to know it was Finn.“It’s been a month,” he said quietly, coming to stand beside me.“Yes,” I murmured. “One month since everything changed.”He leaned forward, resting his arms on the stone railing. “It feels like a lifetime.”“Yes, I feel like that too,” I replied, turning around to face him. I swallowed, taking in Finn’s handsome face. My mate, my beloved, the only one who could love me forever without flaws.“Finn,” I called his name gently. “I miss you.”“Hmmm,” he said, touching my face gently. “I miss you more than you can imagine.”Finn had been mourning his sister’s death.“She was so young,” he whispered, shifting the topic. “I never even got to protect her.”“You did,” I said softly. “You survived. You lived. A
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