I nodded. I had one more question before I was ready to pack my bag. “What happened to Vivian?”

“Ah. Now there’s a story. Her madness was proven. That’s why Sebastian was here. We held a tribunal, by the book, and her body was burned. She’s gone.”

God. I’d missed a lot while I was asleep. “I’m sorry. I’m sure that was hard.”

“I should’ve found a way to do it sooner. I let a mad wolf go free for too long. That’s something I’ll have to live with, but her death was just.” I started to say something, but he put a finger to my lips, stopping me. “No,” he said. “That’s enough of the heavy stuff for the moment. Let’s go. I don’t want to wait another minute. I’ve your bags ready. Everyone is out on a run. Let’s cut out before they get back.”

I looked around the room. “We can do that? Really? We can just go?”

“Aye. We can. And we are. Right now.”

He jumped off the bed, taking my hand and pulling me up with him. “Come on, a ghrá. Let’s have ourselves a wee holiday. I think we deserve it. Don’t you?”

I took a second to wrap my arms around him, resting my head in the crook of his neck and breathing his scent deep. He was my home, and no matter what we decided, I knew everything would be okay as long as we were together.

“We’ve earned more than just a wee holiday, but that’ll do for now.”

Eight days in the country together sounded amazing. No pack or fey drama butting in. No beasts trying to kill me. Nothing but us. I fully intended to enjoy every second of it.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Seven

“Hey.” Two arms wrapped around me, pulling me across the bed. “Why are you so far away from me?”

Waking up next to Donovan was officially the best thing ever.

We’d spent the last eight days talking, playing, running… Thankfully, the gorgeous house he’d booked for our getaway had decent Wi-Fi, and I was able to introduce him to my essential movies and shows. We’d even taken a few day trips to his favorite places. The Cliffs of Moher were beautiful, but I’d enjoyed the drive there almost as much as the cliffs.

After everything we’d been through, getting away had felt like a dream. I’d never had so much fun in my life, and now that it was ending I was a little sad. We had to go back and face whatever came next. We’d talked about it but had mostly decided to play it by ear and live in the moment.

But tonight, we were absolutely holding our Full Moon Ceremony. That was one thing I was certain of.

What are you thinking about? Donovan said.