Morning arrived gently, wrapped in soft sunlight that spilled through the bedroom windows. Selene woke before Orion. For a long moment, she simply lay still, listening. No pounding footsteps racing through the corridors. No horns calling soldiers to the walls. Only birds singing somewhere beyond the balcony and the quiet, steady breathing of the man beside her. She turned her head toward the small cradle near the window. Camille was still asleep.One tiny fist rested beneath her cheek while loose curls framed her peaceful face. She looked exactly as she always had. Perfectly beautiful. Selene smiled despite herself. Then her thoughts drifted back to the previous night. The silver sparks. She had replayed the moment countless times before finally falling asleep. Had she imagined them? Exhaustion could play strange tricks on the mind. Couldn't it?As though sensing her mother's gaze, Camille stirred softly in her sleep. Tiny fingers stretched upward before finding Selene's waiting hand
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