and Aedion threw open his arms just before
she launched herself on him. “They said you
arrived late last night, but you left before first
light, and I was worried I’d miss you again—”
Aedion pressed a kiss to the top of her
head. “You look like you’ve grown a full foot
since I last saw you.”
Evangeline’s citrine eyes glowed as she
glanced between him and Ren. “Where’s—”
A flash of light, and there she was.
Shining. Lysandra seemed to be shining as
she swept a cloak around her bare body, the
garment left on a nearby chair for precisely
this purpose. Evangeline hurled herself into
the shifter’s arms, half sobbing with joy.
Evangeline’s shoulders shook, and Lysandra
smiled, deeply and warmly, stroking the girl’s
head. “You’re well?”
For all the world, the shifter would have
seemed calm, serene. But Aedion knew her—
lily
(lily)
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