64 Chapter 64

64 Chapter 64

Seraphina’s POV 1

Caleb immediately shifted his attention from Damien’s death glare to Ophelia, and his entire demeanor transformed. The polite but guarded expression he’d been wearing melted into genuine warmth as he stepped forward with that easy smile that had charmed half

the pack.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ophelia,” he said, offering his hand with old-fashioned courtesy. “Sera has told me so much about you during our drive. She’s incredibly lucky to have such a devoted friend.”

Ophelia practically glowed under the attention, her cheeks pinking with delight as she accepted his handshake and held it just a beat

longer than strictly necessary.

“Has she now?” she said, her voice taking on that slightly breathless quality it got when she encountered an attractive male. “And here I

thought she was keeping all the good-looking men to herself. Though I can see why,” she added, glancing meaningfully at Damien before

turning back to Caleb with renewed interest. “You have the most incredible eyes.”

I watched in fascination as Caleb’s smile became even more genuine, crinkling the corners of those ice-colored eyes Ophelia was

admiring.

“You’re very kind,” he said with just the right amount of modest charm. “Though I have to say, yours are absolutely stunning. That shade

of brown is extraordinary.”

Damien made a sound that might have been a growl, but Caleb and Ophelia were too busy gazing at each other to notice. I could

compliment, her whole face lighting

said, but she was clearly eating up every word. “Tell me, Caleb, what do you do up

rescuing damsels in distress and driving them

in repair shop,” Caleb replied, his voice taking on an

territories. It’s challenging work, but

meant it. “You must be incredibly strong to

physical labor.”

bit back a smile as I watched my best friend work her magic.

she hung on his every word, asking intelligent questions and making appropriately impressed

moments.

barely contained storm cloud, his

crack.

the rest of us, “I hate to interrupt such lovely company, but 1 should probably

overnight?” Ophelia asked, her disappointment clear in her

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with what looked like genuine regret. “I have meetings

before I head home.”

struck me. Caleb and his family had welcomed me into their home when I was a stranger in need.

me, and helped me discover truths about my heritage that I might never have learned otherwise. The

return the favor.

I could second-guess myself, “you should stay here tonight. It’s the least I can do after everything your family did for me

and Caleb spoke at exactly the same time, their voices overlapping in perfect

“No.”

so emphatic and so perfectly timed that it would have been

myself staring at both men

expression smoothing into polite refusal. “That’s very generous of you, Sera, but I wouldn’t want

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