KaelenThe dense, velvet dark of the Tuesday night fully enveloped the mountain fortress, turning the floor-to-ceiling glass panels of the penthouse into deep, obsidian mirrors that reflected the low green indicators of the wall terminal.I lay perfectly still on the dark silk duvet, my right arm locked like an iron vise around Elara’s waist to hold her slim frame flush against my chest. The deep, heavy quiet of our private domain was absolute, broken only by the synchronized, rhythmic cadence of our breathing. Through our skin, the golden fated mate bond was no longer a frantic current of combat adrenaline; it had settled into a dense, beautifully warm frequency that flooded my cellular structure with a profound, unyielding peace.Inside my consciousness, Lou let out a slow, vibrating purr of absolute victory, his large silver-gray head resting over his paws as he tracked our mate through our shared mind. “The ledger is closed, Kaelen,” my wolf rumbled, his voice dropping into an abs
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