year
led me from the kitchen as he burst through the doo
d and already so much like his father; the He's going to start asking quest
ike Zeke's, molten gold that s
me se
the kettle and lifted him onto my lap, studyi
unty Fatima!"He pointed to each stick figure with p
head, breathing in his sweet scent."Why don't you go sho
ng against the wooden floors.I smiled as watched him go, my chest tight with so
eminds me of my children at that age.Always into something.Never staying at ne place.""Speaking of which," I glanced at the c
d 'bath' he ran into the backro
lay out the dinin
asked her."Aren't they suppo
fe Fatima?"my voice grew worried.She smiled
ed in beside me. ."Cecelia, I've been meaning to ask.You ever think about
tence.."There's nothing to discuss.Gold
ma!"Golden's scream cut through t
ne.The back door hung open,
de, Fatima close behind m
"We bot
e were greeted wit
the dock."Check the boat slips," Fatima shouted and I could hear the t
t but growing fainter, leading toward the tree line behind the Fishermen's warehouse.M
My baby
alerted the pack, a
y inch of Seacreek territory.I sat in the pack house, staring at Go
cing a warm cup of tea in my hands."These
flat, like all my life have been stolen
k isn't large, but we're thorough.We've searc
cup clattering to the floor."Whoe
You can't help Golden if yo
golden boy was out there somewhere, pr
red off, he would hav eocme home.He knew his way home.Somebody
anding in front of me.Zeke, with his resources and connections.Zeke, who commanded
me sick, butwhat
, hating myself for the words."Someone wit
the tea she was sadly
t he used to leave in the
with you."I placed my hands on her shoulders."You don't have to."Her
h understanding."Cecelia,
ing, folding it carefully and tucking it into my po
to turn away."It's best you inform the Alpha
ice cracked with tears."Sitting around
peration reflected in her eyes."B
l on my cheeks.And now I was going to see the
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