Author's Notes:
This will be a short pov switch chapter. Since it's been a while since we last saw Ruvian's family, I thought it would be nice to visit the Castelor household before heading back to the main plot ;)
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[Avina's POV]
Avina Castelor was the first to wake that morning. Well, she always was. As the mother of the family, she rose before everyone else to prepare breakfast and take care of the morning chores.
The pale light of dawn slipped through the small window beside her bed, and she stared at the golden light spreading across the wall of her bedroom.
'It's already morning.'
As she sat up from her bed, she took a moment to gaze at the person she loved most in the world, her husband, Dieren.
The man slept soundly, one arm draped over his chest. Avina looked at his hands, years of labor as a carpenter had left faint calluses there, and traces of old scars along his forearms.
Then there was the other occupant of the bed beside the man.
