ELRETH
Despite missing Aaryn who stayed home with his mother, Elreth woke the next morning feeling optimistic. Hopeful, even.
As she walked through the forest towards the market, she mentally ticked off everything that was moving forward—she was going to announce her mate that night, and hopefully the Flames and Smoke within a few days. The disformed were opening up and although it might take time, she was oddly certain she would find a way to work it out and bring them into the Tribes.
Things with Aaryn were incredible and she'd decided last night that if he couldn't stay with her, there was no reason she couldn't share his bed—his much smaller bed—sometimes, once people knew they were True Mates.
It hit her that the only real dark spots in their lives were their parents. Her own fighting, and Aaryn's mother sunk deep into darkness.
