Kayle did not move away when Jax loosened his hold around her waist. She stayed exactly where she was, secretly enjoying this feeling of having her back lightly resting against his firm chest.
Her gaze remained fixed on the living tide of celebrations flowing through Aeternum Noctis.
Music drifted through the air like layered currents. Laughter rose and fell. Lanterns ascended in slow spirals, their warm glow reflecting across polished stone and living architecture alike.
The Demon Capital was completely alive.
Kayle exhaled slowly as she saw this,"My sisters," she repeated softly. "It has been a very long time since we spoke without hostility between us."
Jax finally released her fully.
She turned in his arms with calm, unhurried grace, golden hair shifting like liquid sunlight with the motion. For a moment, she simply studied his face, a complicated expression on her face.
