Chapter 116

SERAPHINA Nervous. That's how I felt as our car crossed the border into Moonwhisper Pack. Not nervous out of fear—but a strange kind of nervousness, a mix of excitement and anxiety that made me unable to sit still. “Sera,” Kaelos' deep voice made me turn my head. He smiled amusedly at me. “You've checked your appearance in the rearview mirror for the tenth time in the last fifteen minutes.” I chuckled, my face surely reddening. “I just... this is important, Kaelos. It's the first time I've brought... a mate home.” In my previous life, I had never done this. Darius had never cared to meet my parents. He wasn't even interested in getting to know my family. But Kaelos... Kaelos was different. He was the one who asked to meet my parents, wanting to properly introduce himself as my partner. “And I'm very honored to be the first,” Kaelos took my free hand and kissed it gently. “Relax, love. They'll like me. Or at least, they won't kick me out right away.” I laughed, the tension in my shoulde