SERAPHINA'S POV
Daniel's face lit up the moment the video connected. Just seeing him grinning like that filled my chest with something warm and bubbly.
"Mom! Happy birthday!"
I beamed. "Thank you, my love."
He briefly disappeared from the screen and returned with a large cardboard with 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!' designed with sparkly markers and little cartoon caricatures I assumed were me.
My eyes watered as he said, "Grandma said I couldn't send it to you for security reasons."
"That's okay, Danny. I love it, thank you."
"You look great," he beamed, and then his eyes widened. "What are you wearing?"
I held the phone out so he could see properly. "They're my training clothes."
It was a sleek, black tactical set with silver rune detailing and armored accents. Complete with fingerless gloves, combat boots, and a cropped leather jacket I never actually wore to train.
I thought it was a bit of overkill, but Maya said the first step to feeling like a badass was to dress like one.
