Chapter 48. Primal

Lyra POV

It’s going to be a long few months, staying in a tent with my mother only meters away, trying to be quiet while Cassian’s touch makes me want to holler his name so loud, it echoes through these hills.

But for now, I try to contain myself. We still have dinner to cook and a long night ahead of us before it’s time to be alone in the tent. So, I give Cassian a quick kiss, trying not to get any more excited by his touch, before he goes to help his men with the setup.

The ladies and I have our own work to do.

I don’t know where the High Priestess is. She’d murmured something about communing with the Moon Goddess and went into the forest before I had a chance to thank her for letting me read that book. I wouldn’t ask her to help cook, anyway.

Stepping toward Mother, I can see we’r