Chapter: 740

Daniel pressed his small palms to the glass, leaned forward, and kissed it-right over my reflection.

"For my significant other," he said brightly.

The crowd chuckled. I laughed too, though the sound came out thin and airy. Relief and disappointment tangled inside me in a way I didn't want to examine too closely.

What had I been expecting? Kieran had never been one for showy traditions, anyway.

He hadn't done it with Celeste either, not once in all those years of public appearances and pack celebrations.