#Chapter 114 – Honeymoon

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Bastien

The Eclipse Festival sprawls before us, a whirlwind of lights and colors so overwhelming I can feel my mate leaning close to me for comfort. It’s not only the size of the event and deafening noise around us unsettling her, it’s also the attention. We’re still in the VIP section, and wherever Selene and I walk people turn to stare, and I can’t help but notice how different things are from the past.

Four years ago these aristocrats would have been whispering behind their hands and curiously eyeing Selene’s unmarked neck. Tonight there’s a sense of reverence in their attention, an admiration and respect my sweet mate is still struggling to get used to. Even though it’s the proper response, I can’t help but feel angry it took my pack this long to see Selene for the treasure she is. They should have been bowing down to her from day one.

“How are you doing, little wolf?” I murmur as we enter a shining pavilion, pausing to nibble her earlobe and relishing the blush that bursts across her cheeks. —,

She peeks up at me from beneath her lashes, “I could use a distraction.”

“Oh?” I reply, moving my tongue to the soft spot behind her ear, “What kind of distraction?”

“This is working fairly well.” She admits, turning to face me completely and closing her eyes as I continue to taste her. “I can almost forget they’re all watching.”

“It’s just a little while longer.” I promise, glancing up at the moon. It’s almost completely obscured now, a huge red orb rimmed with a crescent of pearly light. As soon as the eclipse is complete we’ll go out to the main festival stage and kick off the fireworks. I’ll make a short speech, and then we’ll be free to go.

Just then a chirping noise sounds from the vicinity of Selene’s hip, followed by a soft vibration.

She pulls her phone from a hidden compartment in her gown, flipping open the notification center and scanning the contents. Then Selene looks up at me with a brilliant, contagious smile. “Drake finally told Sophie!”

“And?” I ask, grinning back at her.

glimmer appearing in her lovely eyes. “Let’s just say he’s going to be incommunicado

the slight distance her text message imposed on us. “Mhmm, I know what that’s like.” Lowering my lips to her throat, I trail kisses over my mark, you know, you and I never had

make up for it.” Selene quips, reminding me of all the hours we’ve spent locked away in our bedroom. “It’s not like we

I decide, “When things calm down,

really?” Selene asks,

playing at the beach. Then you and I can sneak

by herself?” Selene remarks, hire some sea turtles

eyes to her, I scold, “You know

I catch the back of her head and keep her mouth locked against mine, drawing kiss after

smile flickers, a shadow of what it was a few moments ago. “When things calm down.” She repeats, “Do you really believe such

my mouth into a hard line, I vow,”Selene, I’m going to make this right. I’m going to make our family

#Chapter 114 – Honeymoon

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She asks forlornly. “It’s not that I don’t believe in you, baby.” She assures me needlessly. “I just.– this all feels so

like that, but we can’t believe it. When we do, that’s when they’ve won.” I explain soberly, “We’re taking it step by step; searching the area around the cell tower, looking into the DNA, going through all the evidence from my father’s murder and the fire and I’m

parrots, looking up at me uncertainly,

sweetheart.” I admit,

continent is no simple matter, especially because challenging him

figure out how to deal with Blaise. I don’t have

Selene

standing at the mouth of a market tent, one whose contents could easily fill a museum. Everywhere I

left me among the throngs of shifters watching the fireworks. He wasn’t lying when he said the common people were much fonder of me than the nobles. Most people seem to have come around anyway, but I know my enemies are most likely members of this crowd –

cue, a familiar flash of red hair appears in the distance. Of course. I think grumpily. This woman must have some sort of special radar for knowing when I’m alone. In the past I would have run from her,

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