The flight back from Oakhaven Keep to Blackthorn Manor was smooth, the heavy tactical transport cutting through the twilight sky above snow-draped pine valleys. By the time the transport set down on the main manor helipad, the stars were out, diamond-bright against a velvet-black sky.The heavy hydraulic doors hissed open, and the cold mountain air rushed into the warm cabin.Fenris stepped out first, offering his hand to Maya as she hopped down onto the frosted stone path. The moment her boots hit the ground, a subtle, golden pulse rippled beneath her soles, melting the thin skin of ice into steaming moisture."Show-off," Fenris growled dryly, his lips twitching into a quiet smirk as his arm found its usual place around her waist."It keeps my toes warm, Alpha," Maya countered with a sharp, wicked grin, tucking her hand into the crook of his elbow as they walked toward the manor’s grand double doors.Inside, the high stone corridors of Blackthorn Manor were lit with soft, amber spiri
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