The Moon's Forgotten Bride
Mitchbride under the moonlightthe moon's last heiressa substituted bride but a fated lunablood bride the lament of the werewolf
"I used to think the moon had forgotten me. I understand now it was simply waiting for me to stop hiding long enough to be found."
Kaelen pressed a kiss to her temple, warm against the cold winter air. "Then I suppose we owe it thanks," he said, "for its patience."
"We do," Elira agreed, and let herself rest fully against him, the snow falling soft and quiet around them both, the story that had begun with a girl in a mask, dancing for strangers who weren't allowed to know her name, finally, completely resolved into something simpler and truer than she'd ever believed she deserved.
Chosen. Claimed. Home.