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Chapter 43 - The Time Skip

SERAPHINA "SERA" MORTEZ'S POINT OF VIEW

"Mom! Hungry! Hungry!"

"Mom! We're hungry-and we missed you!"

The cries yank me from sleep-high-pitched, urgent, right at my ear. A small, warm weight bounces against my hips; another presses into my shoulder, breath soft and sweet against my cheek. I groan, stretching until muscles protest, soreness pulling at my back and thighs from the night before-memories that still make my skin prickle when I let them surface.

When I open my eyes, Leo and Rio fill my vision. Leo's face splits into a grin so wide it carves dimples deep into his cheeks; Rio's lower lip trembles, eyes glossy with unshed tears. A smile softens my mouth before I can stop it-warmth blooms in my chest, chasing away exhaustion like sun burning off morning mist.

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