Chapter 77
Astrid's POV
The two days that followed our movie night were quiet. Not the heavy, oppressive quiet of loneliness I had grown so accustomed to, but a soft, peaceful silence filled with unspoken comfort. Kaeleen and I were now friends…I think. Not that we weren't friends or cordial with each other before but this was like on a different level.
We fell into a simple rhythm. We'd have breakfast together, our conversation light and unforced, mostly centered around pack business and just getting to know each other. I was slowly learning more about him and he was doing the same with me.
We didn't talk about the kiss. We didn't talk about Leon. We didn't talk about the heavy, complicated things that still lingered in the corners of our lives. We simply existed in the same space, and that felt like enough. It was everything.
