I worked in the office all morning before I finally took a break at lunchtime when Gram came to me and told me that the work in dad's office was finished and it was ready for a final inspection. I quickly went with her and looked around with a large smile and teary eyes as I saw the Ravenfield desk back in its rightful place. The office no longer smelled of Silas and finally, the last remnants of him in my life were gone, all except for the bond braid which I had safely tucked away in a memory box. Despite the history, he still meant something to me and I was sad for what could have been if things were different. Despite all of that I was happy to be done with it and heading into a new chapter of my life.“Oh, it looks amazing hun. Your dad would be so proud of you, and I know for sure he is watching you with pride.” Gram whispered as she wrapped her arms around me from the side, giving me a sq

Over the next few weeks, pack life settled into a very good rhythm. We had very good and secure patrol rotations, the pack was thriving and everyone seems to be settling in perfectly. The Scouts are training the other warriors that are still here, allowing all of our warrior wolves to be cross-trained. It allowed better security with a smaller number of wolves.  In that time, Kane returned to his pack for a few days to oversee things, send his warriors back and ask for any that would like to volunteer to stay in Ravenfield for a while. Thankfully a handful of wolves agreed to return with him when he came, all of them eager to take the chance to potentially find their mates within my pack. I was hopeful that they could as well. I found my groove but that didn’t mean I wasn’t still terrified that I might screw up irreparably and not be able to do anything

“I’m assuming you came back with more warriors that wanted the chance to meet their mates? How many did you bring back with you?” I asked Kane as I moved from the doorway and farther into the kitchen, making myself a cup of coffee as I stopped at the coffee pot, my hand rubbing along his back as I moved past him. The tingles across my palm were instant and judging by his slight shiver he felt them too.“I brought about 15, all varying ages. I asked only those who wished to come and be stationed here for a bit. Some are more inclined to stay and be a bigger part of your pack. I think they were just looking forward to the change of venue.” He chuckled as he poured the pancake batter into the pan.“I hope they enjoy it here. I’m also hoping that everything goes seamlessly tomorrow. I don’t want something to disrupt i

I stared at the rings in disbelief and gently lifted them out of the box, turning them over in my fingers and inspecting them closely. They looked exactly as I remembered them, beautiful white gold and simple yet elegant. If anything, they reminded me slightly of mine and Cadmus’s wedding bands. Wish would mean Brodryn’s mother had made them. That would make sense considering marriage and a wedding wasn’t something wolves did in the traditional sense. Dragons however did have things like weddings. Cadmus’s mother was adamant that we start planning for ours immediately. “Do you have any idea what this could mean, Kara?” Kane asked as he watched me closely, his arm tightening around me and his hand rubbing my side. I shook my head, my eyes never leaving the rings in my open palm. “I have no idea. Mom and dad didn’t wear them often just because of shifting and e

“You’re here,” I whispered in disbelief as I stared at each one of them wide-eyed. “You’re all here.” I gasped and before I was even aware of it I was down the stairs and launched myself at them, Magnus being the closest one caught me and crushed me to him, his arms around me tight, my legs around his waist and our lips locked in a searing kiss. I pulled away enough to catch my breath and then I was in someone else's arms, Brodryn pulling me into a tight hug and kissing the hollow of my throat as he inhaled my scent, his hands running through my hair before fisting the locks and tugging my head back enough to make me shiver and gasp as he kissed along my jaw. Then I was in Cadmus’s arms and he crushed me to his chest while his hands held me tight enough to leave marks and he kissed each corner of my mouth, my closed eyes and the erratic pulse point at my neck.