Aira’s POV
How could I have ever thought he was attractive? I berated myself, standing outside with my family as Aspen and Helio prepared to get in their carriage.
Days had passed since the Ball, and there had not been one word, one letter from Knox. Nothing. One would think a man would write to his mate when they were apart. But no. Not a thing.
Rude, arrogant bastard. I smiled at Aspen and Helio and hugged them both. It was sad to have Aspen leaving again, but Ember Moon was doing so well under she and Helio’s rule that it would have been unspeakably selfish to ask them to stay. Their people needed them.
As a family, we waved to Aspen and Helio as they rode away. Then we went back into the castle.
“I’m so glad the Ball is finally over,” our mother said. “I would have kept Helio and
