DAMIEN’S POV

The car hummed quietly beneath us as we drove through the busy streets of the human city. Sunlight poured through the windows, painting golden streaks across Rose’s face. She sat beside me, her hands folded neatly in her lap, staring out at the tall buildings and rushing people with the biggest, brightest smile I’d ever seen on her.

God, she was beautiful when she was happy.

Her eyes sparkled like she was seeing the world for the first time, even though we’d driven these roads together a hundred times. Today felt different. Today, she was finally doing something she’d wanted—enrolling in the human college she’d fought me so...