The moment Seraphina stepped out of the SUV, my heart nearly stopped. Under the morning sun, her blonde hair caught the light, making her look almost ethereal despite the exhaustion evident on her face. She was alive. She was here.
"Seraphina," I breathed, her name like a prayer on my lips.
We moved as one, all three of us rushing toward her. I couldn't tell if I was leading or following my brothers—it didn't matter. Nothing mattered except getting to her.
Kaelen reached her first, pulling her into his arms with such force I thought he might break her. "You're safe," he murmured against her hair. "Thank the Moon, you're safe."
Orion and I joined the embrace, surrounding her completely. I breathed in her scent—sunshine and ocean breeze mixed with the lingering sweetness of her heat and something else... something unfamiliar that made my wolf bristle. But she was here. She was alive. That was all that mattered.
