Chapter Twenty Two

They are here. They are finally here.

My heart thumps in my chest as I speed through the hallway as fast as my heels will alow, drawing the attention of every single person around. If they didn't know my family was coming today, they definitely do now. My mum is stepping out of the car when I burst through the front door and when I see her, I'm hit with an overwhelming wave of emotions. Once again, I'm a child. I'm just a child who has missed her mother dearly.

"Mummmm!!!!". I don't care about who's watching, I run forward and throw myself into her arms. When her arms wrap around me, I feel the first lump of emotions settle in my throat. I really don't want to cry but I'm fighting a tough battle. She holds me tightly and I close my eyes and bury my face in her neck, inhaling her familiar scent that I've missed so much. I've met a fair number of Alpha-Luna offsprings from other packs and one thing a majority of them had in common was the fact that they didn't really share any closeness