THE MANOR OF WINTER SECRETS
The world outside was blanketed in a fresh layer of unblemished snow, burying the old blueprints of the territory under a clean, cold slate.
Inside the room, the residual warmth of the hearth and the deep blankets kept the winter completely at bay.
Elara woke slowly, the heavy, suffocating panic that usually accompanied her first conscious breaths entirely absent. For the first time in months, her heart wasn't racing with the frantic instinct to check her perimeter. She lay perfectly still, her back pressed against the broad, unyielding wall of Rowan’s chest. His massive frame was a solid anchor behind her, his breath a slow, rhythmic vibration that puffed warmly against the bare skin of her
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