{Elira}
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We all looked at her with varying degrees of amusement. Juniper lifted her head dramatically, her lips twitching with a smirk.
"We got married and had two pups. He even built me a glass house by the lake."
Cambria burst into laughter, shaking her head. "A glass house? Juniper, did you really have to go that far?"
"Yes," Juniper replied with exaggerated seriousness. "Fantasizing is healthy. I highly recommend it."
Nari snorted, nearly choking on her soda. "It seems like you had it the worst out of all of us."
Their laughter bubbled over the table, infectious and bright. I found myself laughing too, warmth spreading through me.
For a moment, it didn't matter that Kaelen was already mated, or that my friends were half-jokingly brokenhearted.
But Tamryn—always the reality check—set down her juice and looked at Juniper squarely. "End your dreams now. The Moon goddess isn't going to let that come to pass."
