I carefully set the box aside and threw my arms around his neck, pulling him close. "It's perfect," I whispered against his skin. "Absolutely perfect." His arms encircled me, strong and protective as always, but with the gentleness he reserved only for me. "I want to give you the world, Belle," he murmured into my hair. "Everything you missed during those years of hiding, everything you deserve." I pulled back slightly, framing his face with my hands. "You already have," I told him earnestly. "You, Kenny, Matthias, Uncle Mateo, this new life we're building, it's more than I ever dared hope for." He helped me fasten the necklace, the wolf pendant settling perfectly at the hollow of my throat as if it had always belonged there. The bracelet followed, its charms tinkling softly with my movements. “But how did you know it was my birthday? I
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