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CHAPTER 130
~Aira's POV~
Golden Claw Estate – Upper East Wing
Just as I rose from the edge of the stool, wiping my fingers clean of faint blue paint, I heard voices.
Familiar ones—soft, heated, threaded with years of unspoken weight. I stepped out from behind the large canvas of Valerie and her father, heart already tightening.
"Autumn is overly joyed at your presence," I said, my voice floating across the hall. "She misses her twin wolf, sister."
They turned—Zade and the one soul who knew me best. Tempest's eyes sparkled as they met mine, and the way her face lit up, I forgot the ache in my chest.
"Being glad doesn't even begin to describe what Summer feels—or what I feel," Tempest said, her voice already thick. "How's my favourite twin doing?"
I gave a watery chuckle, brushing my braid behind my shoulder. "Considering I'm your only twin, I'd say I'm better now that I have seen you."