Five Years of Silence
"Then, wherever Mommy goes, bring me too, okay? I promise I’ll be super good!"
My heart turned to mush. I scooped him up and kissed him twice, hard.
"Okay. Mommy promises—you’ll go wherever I go."
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Three days later, the Alpha of Silverglade Pack, Horace Greystone, threw our family a grand welcome feast.
Silverglade was a small, subordinate pack to Black Rose. Horace had spent heavily, offering us rare pelts and riches, to trade for even a modest piece of land from Black Rose. This land merger meant everything to them. They even stationed a formal welcoming party outside the pack hall. Leading that team was none other than Aiden, the pack’s top warrior.