The Dual Claim
“It must be true.”
Maw, Bear, and KB just looked at each other. Each frozen to their respective spot.
Bear finally stood and opened his arms to her, just as he’d done with Soree.
“Papa Bear,” Soree said, smiling.
His two women melted into his arms in a familial embrace.
Bear’s eyes met mine over the heads of his mate and reincarnated daughter.
In their depths I recognized the feral need to protect.
In a split second, I understood the persecution, abuse, and abandonment the Luna-kissed faced over hundreds of years.