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The next morning,I don’t think there’s anything that will get me out of bed. My body is wasted from being bent into positions I didn’t think it was capable of, even after all these years with my mate. Though, Finn seems to be on cloud nine.
His smile stretches from ear-to-ear as he dresses. “Merry Christmas, my Lucy.”
I roll over and throw the comforter back over my head. “We had Christmas last night. Five times.”
His chuckle sends shivers down my spine. “But I have one more present for you.”
That has me tensing. He could just be luring me out of bed, but something tells me that my perfect mate is better than that. Even if we don’t normally do the Christmas thing, he would have gotten me something the moment he knew we were coming here.
“Actually, more than one,” he says, then something hard lands on the bed. “Though, this second one isn’t from me. Look at your phone.”
This has me sitting up and searching for the device that I assume Finn just threw at me. My fingers wrap around the cool surface, and I look at the screen.
It’s a text from Raven with a picture attached.
My Favorite Daughter: We love you, Mom. Thank you for being the best parent we could ever ask for. We miss you, and we’ll be home soon with good news.
Tears prick at my eyes—an action that very rarely happens—and I click on the attached picture. It’s Raven and Dom standing on top of a pyramid. The sun is shining bright behind them, but their smiles are even more radiant. They each have their wings out, and on second glance… Holy fucking shit.
“Dominic glows,” I mutter to myself, but Finn is listening and at my side in the next second.
“What?” he leans in closer.
I point to his white wings. “They’re glowing, and it’s not just the sun behind them. Look at the feathers, the way they’re glistening in the picture. They’re not just white… They’retranslucent. It’s been right there in front of us this whole time.”
“I don’t understand what you’re saying,” Finn says, almost sounding nervous even though I couldn’t be happier.
“He’s purity.” I blink and more tears fall. “Our son. He’s purity. The epitome of goodness. We created that.”
My chest tightens, and I want to sob with mixed emotions. For so long I’ve worried about the unknown, and while this doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods with concern for Dominic’s safety, it does tell me he won’t have to fear who he could become.
“He’s been making us all better by just being present in our lives,” Finn says with an awe that is absolutely deserved. “He could stop wars. He could…”
“Don’t get ahead of yourself,” I warn my mate. “While this is fantastic news, it needs to stay between us for now. Just because our son is full of goodness doesn’t mean someone with ill-intentions wouldn’t try to manipulate him for their own gain.”
My mind has already conjured three different scenarios where Dom is forced to make people believe they’re safe and happy when they’re in fact the complete opposite.
“But what matters now is that we know and he’s happy,” I add, not wanting to diminish how great of news this is. “We will celebrate the day with this part of our family and then see our children tomorrow.”
At least I hope they’ll be home then.
Finn wraps his arms around me and holds me tight against his chest. “Everything is going to be fine.”
Yes, it would be. One way or another, I will make sure of it.
Chapter14
CAIT
After a lot of grumbling and growling, I was forced to my room for the night with promises from Roman, Embry, and Beatrix that the morning would look brighter.
Except when I open my eyes first thing, the day already seems bleak.
Roman’s side of the bed is cold, and the room is pitch black. Searching for my phone, I check the time and my eyes bulge. It’s after eight in the morning. What in the actual fuck? How have I slept this long? Christmas morning breakfast is supposed to be done by now. I have my friends here that I want to be with.
And it’s freaking dark outside for some reason.
I throw the comforter off me and as soon as my feet touch the floor, light begins to shine through the windows as if it’s been there the whole time, not hiding and making me sleep longer.
