{"The new moon is an auspicious time for a fresh start"}
We were leaving the beach hours later in the middle of the night, silence thick between us. Freyr walked a few paces ahead, his steps smooth, deliberate, like he was already miles away. The ocean was behind us, but something in me still felt tethered to it… or to what happened after we left it.
"Freyr," I said, my voice cutting through the hush.
He glanced back, impatient. "What is it?"
I shifted the weight on my shoulder and drew a slow breath. "The Moon Goddess visited me last night."
He froze, the kind of still only a vampire could manage, like stone carved mid-motion. "Where?"
"At the Mira home," I said. "You were fast asleep, and we did not want to awaken you.
His expression did not change, but I felt the tension coil through him. "What did she say?"
