Passion Rekindled (Lucas' POV)The night air clung to Frostveil Palace like a lover’s sigh, cool and heavy with the promise of a chill.I stepped onto the balcony and found Isabella there, leaning against the stone railing, her silhouette bathed in moonlight. The chaos of the day still echoed in my head, the ceremony, Violet’s accusations, the storm of Jax’s mate bond unraveling everything. It had been a brutal day. But she stood there, quiet and strong, the wind teasing strands of hair across her shoulders.“You okay?” I asked, my voice low.She turned, a tired smile curving her lips. “Are we ever okay? Or do we just get better at handling not-okay?”I crossed the space between us in two strides and pulled her into my arms, breathing her in, jasmine and warm skin and the faint trace of champagne from the evening. “I think we get better at facing it together.” She melted against me, her body softening as the tension finally bled away. “You were right. Being at Silvercrest was hard.
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