Thalric was the one to recover first. "She can stay… just not as our Moonhand. Unlike the position of Beta, the Moonhand is entirely up to the people and the goddess. And since the goddess seemingly made a mistake, it is now up to the people."
*****
May's body was still humming from the morning sexcapade with Kade. Every nerve felt lit from within. Her thighs still ached deliciously, and her lips curved into a soft, secretive smile every time she remembered how desperate and needy he'd been—how much he'd wanted her.
She felt alive. Free. Happy.
May spent the morning wrapped in that glow, humming while she cleaned, swaying her hips while she cooked. The house smelled of roasted meat by the time she set a plate aside for Kade. No one had ever told her it was against the rules to distract a mate at work. And honestly, even if they had, she wasn't sure she'd care. She wanted to see him. To feed him. To stake a little claim in a world that wasn't quite hers yet.
