Phoebe's POV
Perry answered my question with that gentle tone that always made my heart skip. "I see you and me, we are happy together." His lips found my neck as we watched the sunset paint the hill in golden hues.
The view was breathtaking, and I could feel how relaxed Perry was beside me. He seemed completely at peace with me in his arms, like he needed nothing else in this world. I was everything he wanted. The only thing keeping him sane.
People had started seeing him differently lately.
He'd been the mad king, but now he was just madly in love with his mate.
But I didn't feel the same peace. The calm I wore like a mask hid the storm raging inside me. I buried the chaos so deep that even Perry couldn't sense it.
I was drowning alone. Still fighting against reality and what my future held.
This peaceful time wouldn't last forever.
