Chapter 4

The sun had barely risen when I opened my eyes.

For the first time in years, there was no instinct urging me to hurry downstairs before Jude woke up. No list of meals to prepare. No training schedule to remember. No reminder to have fresh coffee waiting outside his office before the morning council meeting.

The silence inside our bedroom felt unfamiliar.

It was also... peaceful.

I sat on the edge of the bed and slowly looked around the room that had been my home for the past three years. Every piece of furniture had been chosen by Alpha Magnus…