Chapter 64

HAVEN POV

As I stared at the symbol on the page, Wesley’s arms wound around my waist, pulling me back against his chest. “Breathe, Sugar Plum,” he whispered in my ear, and I inhaled immediately, as if his voice held some sort of power over my body.

“You said you recognized it,” I murmured breathlessly, glancing at him. “That you knew you’d seen it but couldn’t remember exactly where.”

“This story was Maddie’s favorite,” he told me, his eyes flicking towards his sister where she still stood in front of our chair. “She couldn’t say Asteria when she was little, so called her ‘Ria’ instead.”

“‘Selene’s Gift?’” I asked as I read the title on the page. “What’s Selene’s gift?”

“Lycans,” Harrison said.

“Fated mates,” Sebastian chimed in.

“Second chances,” Nolan added.

“And Ria,” Maddie told me. “Just read it!” she said, her excitement and anticipation palpable.

“It will make more sense if you read it,” Wesley agreed. “It’s easier than explaining, I promise.”

I looked around the room