His Rejected Mate
And I was the one who’d given my blessing, even if every part of me burned doing it.
I caught sight of them near the center of the gathering. Xavier stood tall, dressed simply, no longer the shadowed shell he once was. He held Aurora in one arm, her tiny fist tangled in his shirt as she babbled nonsense against his neck. Ariana stood beside him, radiant in pale silver, her long hair loose and glowing like moonlight. Ryan slept against her chest in a sling, his soft breaths barely visible beneath the gentle fabric.
She smiled at something Xavier whispered, and her eyes crinkled at the corners — the kind of smile that reached her soul. I looked away.
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