I arrived at the Moon Council ten minutes before the hearing.Ronan was already seated across the conference table. He looked tired, but he was composed. There were no flowers, no Luna crown, and no ceremony papers waiting beside him.He had finally stopped trying to purchase my forgiveness with the thing he should have given freely.The moonstone bracelet rested in my coat pocket. I had carried it with me since the reunion, unsure whether I wanted to keep it, return it, or throw it away.The Council officer reviewed the severance terms and asked Ronan whether he still objected.He looked at me. “I don’t want the bond to end, but I won’t obstruct the procedure.”The officer nodded. “You requested permission to speak.”Ronan folded his hands on the table. “I thought the private parts of our relationship were the real ones. You shared my home, my bed, my mind, and every plan I made for the future. I told myself a public title couldn’t matter as much as that.”His voice roughened.“The tr
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