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Epilogue
Alissa nursed her baby, she cooed down to him, his perfect tiny fingers gripped at her finger while he suckled. “Aunty, where's daddy?” Peta entered the room and sat at Alissa's feet.
“He's keeping you safe little one, he loves you so much, come here.” She shifted her baby so Peta could climb on her lap.
He peered up to her questioning, “I want daddy.” Tears welled in his emerald eyes.
Alissa curled his chin length hair around her fingers. “I know, darling, he has to do his job though, but he has to keep us safe doesn't he? Or he wouldn't be a good wolf.” A large tear fell from Peta's eye. The little one had been very clingy recently.
Maybe it was the birth of her and Luca’s little bundle of jo
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