Queen Kaia’s expression suddenly softened with radiant warmth, and her eyes lit up like stars when they fell upon Raya. Her stride was confident, graceful, but there was a flicker of something deeper in her gaze, recognition.
She stepped toward Raya with a gentle smile that seemed to chase away some of the heavy air and said, with unmistakable joy, “Welcome to our pack, my dear. We are so happy that you finally found your way home.”
Raya blinked, visibly confused, eyes darting between Kaius and the queen as if wondering whether she was being mistaken for someone else. She lowered her head instinctively into a respectful bow, her arms tightening slightly around Luca.
But Queen Kaia chuckled softly and moved to lift her chin with a delicate hand. “Nonsense, my dear. No need for such forma
