**Gaia’s POV**

The sun dipped low over the Rose-White Mountain villa, casting a golden hue through the grand hall’s windows as I extended the invitation for dinner. “Stay,” I said to Lysander, Chloe, Evangeline, and Gina, my voice warm with genuine affection. “The feast last night was for the packs, but tonight—let’s make it family.”

They agreed readily, the afternoon’s joy from Gina’s twin revelation still lingering like a sweet aftertaste. Lysander helped ...