Page 69 of Midwinter Night's Prince

"You all right?"

Blair found herself smiling through the tears. Seth always appeared when she felt like shit.

She nodded. "It's just…some days are harder than others."

He kissed the side of her cheek. "Greer would have been proud of you."

Blair hugged her mate hard, wondering if the pain would ever stop.

They'd had losses, but Greer was the heart of Oldcrest. Part of this place she'd always loved had died with her.

"Let's go."

She tried to step away, but Seth's grip didn't loosen.

Immortal or not, Blair didn't have the strength to move him unless he permitted it.

"Seth?"

Looking up to him, she frowned, seeing him staring at something in the distance. She followed his gaze, and froze just like him.

Beyond outline of Night Hill, far over the lake, there a shining wave of magic pulsed. A magic she hadn't felt for a long time.

One entire year.

Oldcrest'sshields had disappeared the moment Greer had drawn her last breath.

And they were back.

The End

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