HIDDEN HOWL
For a while, it felt like we were the only two people in the world, the weight of the palace and its politics forgotten.
“This is... bea,” I said quietly, my voice barely above a whisper. The stars seemed brighter out here, their light filling the darkness with a quiet magic.
“It is,” Xerxes agreed.
I turned my head to look at him, and for a moment, I thought I caught him staring at me instead of the sky. My heart skipped a beat, but I dismissed it as my imagination.
The gentle sound of the creek and the warmth of Xerxes’s presence lulled me into a sense of peace I hadn’t felt in ages. My eyes grew heavy, and I fought to stay awake, but the pull of sleep was too strong.
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