Chapter 118

• Alera’s hand came up to rest over mine. “We’re going to be okay, Kael,” she whispered. “We’ll get through this.”
• I looked down at her, at the fierce determination in her eyes despite everything she’d been through. She wasn’t just my Luna; she was my strength. “We will,” I vowed. “I won’t let anyone harm you. Or our child. Not while I’m breathing.”
• She smiled faintly at that, her head resting against me again. I held her close, inhaling her scent like it was the only thing grounding me.