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The only thing that concerned me about the trip was leaving Claire without supervision. If I wasn’t there to keep an eye on her, to make sure she stayed in line, I worried what she might get up to.
But, after speaking with Keegan and with several other loyal guards, we developed a schedule for someone loyal to me to always have their eyes on Claire and some of the other council members.
If anyone at any point was plotting against me, I wanted to know as soon as possible. Even if I was in another pack. Maybe especially then.
With that settled, I could instead focus on Amelia and the girls. Even as we packed, the excitement for all three of them was palpable. They all packed their bags as quickly as they could though Amelia and I had to go behind the girls to actually pack more than just a few stuffed animals.
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In the foyer, as the servants were loading up the cars, the girls and their mother could barely contain their excitement. They all bounced on their feet, smiling brightly.
Like mother, like daughters.
It was incredibly cute.
If they could keep up that excited attitude, maybe this wouldn’t be such a terrible trip after all.
Their excitement at least helped to suppress some of my dread regarding the trip.
When the girls, Amelia, and I arrived on the stoop of Jake’s estate, her parents immediately embraced Amelia and the girls and welcomed them inside. I stood outside though, mostly because Jake was standing there, his arms crossed, glaring at me and blocking my path.
“I have half a mind to send you out of here,” Jake said.
“Try it, and Amelia will leave with me. The girls too,” I said. “We are a family now. A singular unit. It’s all or nothing.”
Jake glowered even more. “This has never been done before to my knowledge. An Alpha welcoming another Alpha into their home. It just feels wrong.”
He was telling me. Being outside of my pack had me on edge. Being here made things even worse.
But I would survive this, and Jake would too, because we had one big thing in common that united us.
“We both love Amelia,” I said. “And she loves us. And we will do this for her.”
Jake looked like he wanted to argue, but then he grumbled and didn’t say a word against it. He cursed, then stood back from the door, finally allowing me entry,
I went inside, and hoped this trip wouldn’t end with us getting into a fight.
Amelia’s POV
Mom and Dad welcomed the girls and me as if nothing was wrong, and this was an occasion that happened
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everyday instead of something rare. With how Damien was acting, it seemed like trips weren’t all that frequent.
Although, perhaps I visited their house with Damien coming with me. I was a very happy wife to have him accompany me this time.
Mom and Dad gave me a quick tour of the house. I didn’t remember being here in the past but it felt vaguely familiar, so I must have been at some point.
It wasn’t my home, and had never been. I didn’t grow up here. Yet it still had the remembrance of being special
to me.
I wished I could remember…
No, that was a hopeless wish, and there was no need for it. Why should I long for the past that was lost to me when it was the here and now that I was living in? Here and now, I was in my parents’ house, spending time with them and my daughters, and that was what I needed to remember. That was what was truly important.
As Mom and Dad were showing me around, I stopped when I noticed a few pictures of the family on the fireplace.
I was in those pictures, with Mom and Dad and Jake.
But there was also another woman there.
“Who’s this?” I asked, pointing at the woman. She seemed familiar too. If we were in the same picture, we must have met several times, yet even without that logic, I was sure I knew her well.
“Oh…” Mom said, and for the first time since I entered the house, her face fell.
“We know her,” Stacy said. Amy, beside her, nodded a little, though she was mostly watching Mom with a strange, cautious yet curious look on her face. “That’s Aunt Sienna. We only met her a couple of times. She didn’t like us very much.”
“Aunt… Sienna?” I asked, looking from Stacy to Mom for confirmation, but it was Dad who replied.
“Yes, she is your sister, but… things are complicated right now,” Dad said.
Complicated, how? I wondered, but I was also excited. I’d always wanted siblings and a family, but I had especially wanted sisters. Someone to share clothes with, and talk about boys. To do each other’s makeup. There were so many things I had seen on television and the movies that always made me jealous of other sisters.
To know I had a sister. We were older now, but if we could still get together, I was certain that we could still share some fun sisterly memories.
“Where is she?” I asked. “I can’t wait to hang out with her again.”
Mom went a little pale. Dad lowered his head.
Jake, who came up behind me, cleared his throat. “We don’t like to talk about Sienna anymore.
“What? Why? Is she okay?”
“No, not really,” Jake said. “She’s in prison, Amelia.”
A sinking pit immediately opened up in my stomach, and I felt so terrible for even bringing this up. My hopes for
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having a sister shattered, and I felt so terrible for opening up old wounds.
“She’s the family embarrassment,” Jake said.
“I’m sorry,” I told him, and then turned to Dad and Mom. “I’m sorry,” I said again.
At this point, Jake entered the room and immediately moved to my side. His closeness was a comfort, but I was still mad at myself for bringing up bad memories for Mom and Dad.
I was curious, wanting to know what Sienna had done, how long she was in for, and if she was soon to get out. But… given how stricken Mom looked and how tense the mood of the room had become at this discussion, I didn’t think it was a good idea to ask these questions.
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