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Once I was in my own bed, I fell into a restless sleep. I got up early and decided to go and see my parents. They had been spending more time at the lake house lately. It was where they planned to move permanently once I took over as Alpha, and it was good for Dad to be away from the bustle of the packhouse.
The lake house was about forty–five minutes away, and I made the drive as the sun was rising.
It was a beautiful drive. Roads weaving through the mountains, revealing idyllic scenes of forests and stone peaks overlooking the valleys below full of towns and cities.
I loved this drive. I took my time that morning, just enjoying the simplicity of life on that road.
But the lake house came into view, and I had to pull myself back to reality.
I parked the truck I had taken next to my mom’s SUV. She greeted me on the front porch as I approached the house. She must have already been up and saw me come up the drive.
“Theo, this is a pleasant surprise,” she said, opening her arms wide for an embrace.
I happily took it, wrapping my own arms around her delicate frame. My mother had always been a lot stronger than she looked. It was a trait I had always loved about her growing up.
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It made her a force to be reckoned with. But it also made her approachable, which made others feel safe with her. It was a vital attribute for a great Luna.
“What are you doing here?” she asked as she pulled away, giving me a once–over. “You look tired. Is everything okay?”
I gave her a smile. “Everything is fine,” I lied. “I just missed you and Dad.”
“Well, a mother’s never going to argue with that,” she replied brightly.
She tucked her arm in mine and led me into the house. My dad was sitting on the couch in the living room reading a newspaper when we walked in. He looked up and his face lit up when he spotted me.
“Theo,” his big voice bellowed, “we weren’t expecting to see you until this weekend.”
He stood up as I approached, groaning slightly.
“I felt like coming up sooner. I wanted to check on you guys out here all by yourselves.”
“Well, I won’t lie and say it hasn’t been nice having your mother all to myself,” Dad teased, elbowing me suggestively. “It’s like we’re newly mated again.”
“Dad, I really don’t need to know that,” I said with a grimace but still happy they were enjoying their time together.
“And how is Kylee doing? Is her mother still… settling in?” Mom asked as she brought me and Dad a cup of coffee.
“Kylee is fine,” I said tightly. “And as far as I know, Marie
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seems comfortable with the move.”
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“That’s good,” Dad said, clapping his hand on my back. “Come on, son. Let’s go out on the porch and talk.”
I followed him out to the back porch, and we took our seats in the big wooden deck chairs, looking out over the water. We sat quietly for a little while, just enjoying each other’s
company.
“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked soberly.
He sighed deeply. “I’m doing okay. As well as can be expected, at least. Although, I felt a little off earlier this week.”
“What do you mean?” I asked worriedly.
He shook his head. “It’s probably nothing. Just an episode with my wolf. But…”
“You can tell me, Dad,” I assured him.
“I felt like a lost someone.”
My stomach clenched and I almost choked on my coffee. “You lost someone?”
“I thought it was a tether breaking,” he said, rubbing his chest absently.
I felt the blood drain from my face.
“It happened so fast I couldn’t make out whose it was. And to be honest, I’ve been having trouble separating them lately. So it was probably nothing,” he said, waving it off.
“What if it wasn’t nothing?” I asked hesitantly.
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He looked over at me curiously. He instantly knew I wasn’t telling him something. I waited for him to say something, but he didn’t. He just raised an eyebrow, telling me to go on.
“There’s something I need to tell you,” I said.
“Ayla Garner.”
I looked at my father, and there was a deep sorrow in his eyes that I hadn’t expected to see. I expected him to be upset, even hurt. But this wasn’t that. This was pure sadness. I even thought I saw tears brimming as he stood from his chair and slowly walked off, descending the porch steps and entering
the trees.
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