SERAPHINA~~An apology… I have heard a million of those these past few weeks, but for the first time, my heart felt a wave of sincerity. One so strong I couldn’t overlook it or just walk away. I looked down at Elara Ashford, my hand tightening instinctively around Celeste’s waist. The cold gravel of the driveway must have been digging into Elara’s bare knees, but she didn’t seem to care. Her shoulders shook, her perfectly styled hair falling forward to hide a face that had only ever looked at me with cold disgust or conditional approval.Until this very moment. “Is this a trick?” Kia asked, though her voice lacked its usual venomous bite. Yes, even my Lycan was stunned into a hesitant silence by the sheer, unmasked grief radiating from the woman before us."Get up, Elara," I whispered, my voice no longer laced with malice but sounding drained by a sudden, heavy exhaustion. "Don't do this.""No," Elara choked out, her head slowly moving up, her tear-streaked face exposed to the
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