Three months later, I'd found my footing again at my old company.Nora had settled into her new preschool too.Ryan still showed up every Sunday afternoon.In this world, he had no pack privileges. The System had given him no special status, and he had to start from scratch.To help cover Nora's living expenses, he'd started at the bottom as a trainee at a security company.One day, he handed me an envelope."This is what I've saved over the past three months."It's not much."I know you don't need it, but I want to give it to Nora."I opened it, glanced inside, and handed it back."Nora doesn't need this money."Ryan's voice tightened. "This is my responsibility.""Taking responsibility isn't the same as making things right."I looked at him. "You used to be the Alpha of Northridge. You had all the money and resources you could want. When Nora really needed you, was money ever what she was missing?"She needed you to be there after you promised to make a paper lantern with her, but yo
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