The moonstone glowed with a soft, silver-white light.I stared at the ring for a long time.Adrian was kneeling in front of me. His eyes held a sincerity I had never seen from him before.This person who had refused to leave my side at my darkest.Three years. Every day and night he had walked with me — the small warmths, the small moments — they rose through me now like a tide.In the Stormwood territory, healing from my wounds, it was Adrian who came every day with the best moonlight herb preparations.When I said I wanted to build my own territory, he didn't try to talk me into being his Luna instead. He just stayed at my side, battle after battle, quiet and steady.The silence stretched."Yes." I said it quietly. My voice was soft, but it didn't waver.Adrian went still. Like he hadn't heard right.Then in the next breath, his face broke into pure joy. He rose and pulled me into his arms."I'll take care of you." His voice was trembling faintly against my ear. "I swear it. On my li
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