Chapter 150

Maren

I wake up alone.

Not the bad kind. Not the heart-stopping, bond-screaming panic kind.

Just… aware.

The fire has burned down to embers, casting a low red glow across the ranger station. The mountain outside breathes slow and deep, stone settling like it always does before dawn. Kaelen’s warmth still lingers on the couch, his jacket folded nearby, his scent threaded through everything.

The bon