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Unfiltered.
Unapologetic.
“But here,” I continued, “I am able to live to my full potential. And now that my Clan is freed from the curse, we can always return to the North.”
The past.
The curse.
The bloodline.
All of it was in the past now.
And there was only the future ahead of us.
“I would rather leave the past where it is,” I said finally, my voice steadying as I looked at her, “and focus on my future.”
With you.
I didn’t need to say it.
The bond carried it.
Clear.
Certain.
Unbreakable.
But I said it anyway because sometimes you had to.
“With you, Unnasta. I love you fiercely, mate.”
Her breath caught.
And then—she smiled.
Not tentative.
Not uncertain.
Certain.
“I want that too,” she said.
The words hit me harder than any blow I had ever taken.
“Earth isn’t my home, Raven.”
Her hand came up, resting over my heart.
“You are.”
Everything inside me stilled.
The wind.
The castle.
