I look at Elara. She looks up at me, her silver eyes soft and entirely human. She offers me a small, tentative smile. "I'm okay, Mama. The geometry is gone. It's just... normal thoughts now. I'm thinking about the raisins. I don't like the texture."
I laugh, a bright, genuine sound that echoes in the room. I sit on the edge of her bed and gently brush a lock of dark hair from her forehead. "You can pick out the raisins, baby. That's a very normal thought."
Margot steps into the room, her datapad glowing. "If I could have a moment of your time, Luna and Alpha. The medical assessment is complete."
Kade steps forward, his Alpha instincts instantly flaring. "Give it to us straight, Margot. What’s the damage?"
Margot takes a deep breath. "Physically, they are exhausted but entirely intact.
