AVA“Mom, are you sure the Wi-Fi will work?” I looked at Hailey in the rearview mirror. Snuggled under a mound of blankets and pillows, she looked back at me through eyes as gray as my own.“I’m positive.” I laughed as I answered the question for the thirtieth time. “The tech should be there a few hours after we get there.”She nodded and returned her attention to her game. I stared at the road in front of us, ready for the long drive to be over. We’d left New Mexico ready for a new start. Hopefully, going back to Black Claw would give us that. A second chance.My mind drifted to my time living in Black Claw. Some of my fondest memories took place there. Unfortunately, some of my worst were there as well.“Talk to me, kiddo.” I looked at her in the mirror again as she rolled her eyes. She grinned at the same time and I knew she wasn’t throwing me attitude. I didn’t think the child had enough attitude in her whole body to make me mad. “Keep my attention.”She’d had a sweet, caring dis

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I didn’t think he’d have that attitude if he remembered the cabin. It had started as a modest log cabin, built for my grandmother by my grandfather when they married. As their family grew, he’d added onto it, but he really had an eye for architecture. He’d turned it into a gorgeous large home, warm and inviting, over the years. My grandmother lost her children after they grew. One to cancer, one to a car wreck, and my mom to her own poor choices. Mom was still alive, somewhere out there, but had chosen not to have anything to do with Nana or me. “We’ll see how you feel about it when we get there,” I said.He sat in silence for a few more minutes. “Are you sure it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to go to an online school?” he asked.I’d really considered it. But I didn’t want him to miss out on all those senior year things that he’d remember for the rest of his life. From football games to prom, being a senior in high school should be one of the best times of his life. The last year had

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“Hey, Char,” I answered.“How was the drive?” My best friend’s voice was a relief to hear. Charlotte had befriended me not long after I moved to New Mexico and we’d been ride or die ever since.“We just got here.” I stepped out of the car and walked toward the house. “I’m surer than ever this was right.”“Oh?” she asked.“Yeah. Madd seems like a different kid since he got here. A new start is just what we needed.”She laughed. “You were right. I just didn’t want my bestie to move so far away.”“I know. I already miss you. But you’ll be out here soon, won’t you?”“Absolutely, babe. Wouldn’t miss it. I’ve got my flight booked.” She was flying out and renting a car.“Okay.” I walked in the front door and memories assaulted me. “I’m going to go settle in. Call me later.”We hung up and I looked around the living room. The furniture had fared pretty well under the sheets I’d put over it. A thump on the ceiling above me told me the kids were exploring upstairs.They were both into it. This

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Our family kept us sane. Whole.“Dad—”“I heard.” He walked over and put his arms around me. The touch and contact soothed me. “We’ll get to the bottom of it.”When he released me, I looked at Mom as she wiped tears from her eyes. “Are you sure?”I nodded. “I heard her voice. I’m positive it’s her.”She straightened her apron and patted her hair. “Then we’ll figure it out. You’re not sure if she has a mate with her?”“The only voices I heard belonged to someone who called her mom, and two men who asked where to put boxes. I think they were with the moving company. She didn’t speak to them in a familiar way.”My older brother, Axel, walked in. “That doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a husband.” He must’ve heard our conversation. That was a common thing in this house. “Just that he didn’t speak while you were listening.”I nodded. “I know.” The thought of Ava with another man made my dragon want to rage, but having my brother there helped more than just dad. “What else should I expect? I ab

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3AVA“If we keep ordering delivery, I’m going to gain a hundred pounds.” I scrutinized my ankles. “I think all the sodium is making my ankles swell.”Maddox rolled his eyes. “Okay, Mom, whatever.”“Get ready, both of you. We’re going grocery shopping.” They both complained and sighed but climbed off the couch and went toward their rooms. “I want you showered, and your teeth brushed,” I called.We’d been in Black Claw a week. I’d told the kids they had that long to settle in, rest and relax, then it would be back to school. The one time we’d ventured out of the house was to go to the school and register both of them.The town was small enough that it had one school, with classes from pre-K through high school. The building was enormous, and I had my concerns about that many ages under one roof, but the principal assured me they were kept separate, with the three-story building running almost as if they had three separate schools. They even had two different cafeterias.Maddox had bee

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