ANOKAIEvening light was fading by the time Rissa’s sisters finally stopped talking.I met them hours ago. Two girls, younger than Rissa, both with the same wide eyes and careful smiles.They’d been nervous at first, standing in the doorway of their small home like they weren’t sure if they should bow or run.But Rissa had pulled them inside, introduced us properly, and somehow the afternoon had dissolved into evening and then into night.Talking. Laughing. Listening to stories about their childhood that made Rissa blush and her sisters giggle.It felt normal. Human. Like I was just a girl visiting friends instead of a Luna married to four cursed alphas who might or might not survive the next few days.I didn’t want it to end.But eventually Rissa stood up, noticed how dark it had gotten outside, and apologized for keeping me so late.“The alphas will be looking for you, my lady,” she said, her voice nervous again. Back to formality now that the evening was ending.“Stop calling me th
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