PAIGE’S POV The sound was soft at first.So soft that I thought I’d imagined it.A gentle humming, light and slow, like a lullaby carried on the wind. It drifted through the quiet halls of the palace late at night, wrapping around my senses in a way that made my heart skip. I froze where I stood, my breath catching in my throat as the sound grew clearer.It was coming from the nursery.My pulse quickened instantly.Every instinct inside me screamed that something was different. Not wrong. Just… powerful. Familiar. Warm. I placed a hand over my chest, feeling my heart race as I turned toward the hallway that led to my children’s room.“Azriel?” I whispered, glancing back at our bedroom.He was asleep, stretched out across the bed, exhaustion clung to him after weeks of sleepless nights and constant patrols. Becoming parents had changed everything for us. Even in peace, his body never fully rested anymore. He guarded our family even in his dreams.I didn’t wake him.Instead, I followed
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