Seraphine found him at dusk.
The portal opened just beyond the outer boundary of Graves' land—far enough to avoid triggering the deeper protections, close enough to taste the magic saturating the soil. The air warped silently, shadow folding in on itself, and Seraphine stepped through as if emerging from mist itself.
She did not advance.
She knew she would never pass the wards.
She recognized the work immediately.
Sera.
Magnificent, wolf.
For now, Seraphine was content to watch.
Below her, nestled among ancient pines and rolling land that remembered blood and oaths older than crowns.
The shades were fully open. She watched Luca move through the cabin with his mate.
Sienna laughed softly as she set a box down, brushing dust from her hands. Luca crossed behind her, instinctively s
