The morning seemed exceptionally beautiful, but only to Ryder, who wore an uncontainable grin, like a triumphant trophy winner. He greeted nearly everyone who crossed his path, humming what sounded like a worship chant, except it wasn't - it was a victory chant, a silent offering to the goddess, as if gloating at her failure to stop him from tasting victory again.
His first victory was locating Reana early on, his second victory was making her fall for him, and his third was claiming her.
Gloat about what, one would ask, but to Ryder, claiming Reana's first time was a huge accomplishment.
In his past life, Ryder had toiled endlessly for Reana, dedicating 115 years to finding her. But when he finally did, fate dealt him a cruel twist; she was reborn as a man, mated to her destined partner, Mirian, with three grown sons.
