Tease

The weight of the day lingered on Samantha's shoulders long after the sun had set beyond the horizon. The encounter with Orion had left her feeling uneasy, a creeping sense of uncertainty curling in her stomach like an unwelcome presence. Something about the way the magic had settled within her, the way it seemed to pulse and shift with a life of its own, felt... different.

She sat by the grand windows of their chambers in the Fae palace, staring out at the moonlit landscape. The stars twinkled overhead, their beauty offering little comfort. The night was calm, but her thoughts were anything but.

She knew she couldn't voice her concerns—not yet. Her mates had already been on edge the moment Orion arrived, and if she let her worries slip, they would only grow more restless. Marcus and Kai were already one wrong move away from tearing the fae apart.