The Queen of the Dawn (Shadows and Crowns #5)

by S.M. Gaither

You’re here. I’m so glad you’re all here.

“And get it right,” Elander added, “because I won’t have anyone failing to show my wife the proper respect.”

They would still be there in the morning, she told herself—and the next, and the next after that, and she couldn’t think of a better thought to fall asleep to.

They would have to wait and see. They would get to wait and see. The thought sent another rush of emotion through her, and tears spilled from her eyes before she could stop them.

Elander wiped them away and pressed his lips to hers, and she tasted lifetimes in his kiss, the salt and tears of all they’d been through, all they’d survived, and the promise of all they still had left to do. To see.

Another day gone, another peaceful night closing in around them. And she could not wait to see what awaited her on the other side of it.