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Chapter 29

Author: Shana Allen
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DANE.

I was back to pacing while I waited for my parents to arrive via portal.

They needed to know about Sam, especially before the pack meeting, but I wasn’t going to tell them over the phone.

All they knew was that there was an emergency and needed to return, so Juan was going to open a portal for them. It really was an efficient form of travel, especially since we wouldn’t have to wait for them to fly back from the Scottish Highlands where they currently were.

How did I tell them that the son they’d mourned for the past four years had actually been living a jolly life and was a certifiable psycho fucker?

I’d only seen them maybe three times in the past four years. It used to bother me because I was left to fend for myself and this pack. I lost my brother and parents around the same time. They said it wasn’t easy for them to be here with all of the memories.

What about me though? I couldn’t get up and leave because I had responsibility to this pack. Everything fell on my shoulders.

I
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It's a small world after all. How do you think that they'll take the news about Sam?

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Lily Locke
This should definitely be interesting.
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Shana Allen
I definitely agree with you :)
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Jess
I can’t imagine hearing your son is back from the dead, only to find out he orchestrated the whole thing. It’s going to be hard on them. The strength of the pack is a testament to Dane’s ability as an alpha. He’s a good alpha. He just let Sam’s death consume him.
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