Leera POVThey pout in jest and kick rocks like scolded children.The kids and pups scurry to the tables, some dragging their mothers, and begin making plates. A couple of them try to woo their parents into letting them have dessert first.Roman comes up to my side, and I lean into him, just taking it all in.“I love it here,” I tell him breathlessly. “Your pack, the land—it feels like the real world, except none of my problems can reach us here.”He wraps one arm around me, pulling me closer, and kisses the top of my head.“I’ve always felt at peace here, but nothing compares to being here with you.”I turn into him, resting my hand on his heart.“I’m beginning to understand that my peace seems to be wherever you are.”Just as I lean in to kiss him, Benny pops out from behind Roman.“New guy seems okay, yeah?”He’s smiling like he knows exactly what he just did, and he narrowly dodges a smack to the back of the head.“Gotta be quicker than that, old man!”“Can we eat now? I’m starved
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