I’d never much enjoyed the sunlight. For most of my life, I’d avoided it. Just another reminder of how I was different—inferior—to the beings that surrounded me. Now, that seemed outrageous. I spread my arms out and closed my eyes, soaking it into my skin. “It’s something,” I said. “Isn’t it?” “Yes,” Raihn said softly. “It’s really something.” But when I glanced over my shoulder back at him, he wasn’t looking at the sun at all.

