The phone rings twice before he answers, while I sit down, my back pressed against a tree. “Xena?” He asks, and I flinch. “I go by Grace now.” I say with a small smile on my face. He pauses for a moment, “Right. Sorry. I forgot, they told me.” I swallow, feeling the awkwardness over the phone.He coughs, “Are you okay?” He asks and I smile. It’s been so long since he’s been able to be a brother to me.I chuckle, “As good as can be expected I’d assume.” I tell him, then smile. “How’s running the pack?” I ask him and he groans. “As good as can be expected I suppose.”The phone goes quiet for awhile, then I speak. “I’m sorry, Alec.” I whisper and I hear him suck in a breath. “What in the world do you have to apologize for?” He asks, and I swallow hard. “I hated him, but he was your dad, and he wasn’t always bad to you.” I tell him and he sighs, “The second he forced me to touch you, he was no longer my father. I’ve hated him for years, Grace. Even knowing that you aren’t my blood, doesn’
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