Ella

When Sinclair and Hugo finally leave for the pack headquarters, Henry and I move

into our favorite sitting room, returning to the puzzle we began solving together earlier

this week. Seated across from the older wolf, I pretend to scan the scattered puzzle

pieces for matches, while really sneaking peeks up at him. “So what do you make of

all this?”

I ask curiously. “Lydia and the Prince?”

Henry grimaces, “I never liked that woman. But trying to argue with headstrong young

Alphas’ convinced they’ve found their mate is like beating your head against a wall.”

He offers me a tender smile. “You’ll see soon enough. You can do everything in your

power to try and teach your pups the important lessons and prepare them for the real

world – but at the end of the day you have to let them make their own mistakes – it’s

the only way they learn.”

“Does it ever hurt any less? Or get any easier to watch them go down the wrong

path?” I inquire softly.

“Not a damn bit.” Henry shares grimly. However despite his grim look, his eyes

sparkle when he looks over at me. “Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be despite his grim

look, his eyes sparkle when he looks over at me. “Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be a

problem for me anymore. Lydia is out of the picture, my boys are friends again for the

first time since losing their mother, and Dominic is on his way to being King.”

“Dominic just told me how his mother died this morning.” I confess, reaching for the

old wolf’s gnarled hand. “Im so sorry you went through that.

It must have been terrible for you to be left alone with a pack to rule and two young

boys to raise on your own, in the midst of all your grief.”

He nods, “looking back I don’t have the first idea how I survived it. The grief almost

destroyed me… and I’m ashamed to say I let it destroy Dominic and Roger’s

relationship.” Henry sighs. “I haven’t always been the best father, but I can tell you

right now that it was a hell of a lot easier to be one when I had my mate.”

I know what he means. When I thought I was going to be bringing this baby into the

world alone, I’d been terrified. Very few people who plan for children expect to end up

alone with the responsibility, and though Id been one of the rare few – it certainly

hadn’t been by choice. I was thrilled to finally succeed, but the stakes seemed a

still afraid of

team. I know that as long as

have two loving parents to guide him through

world.

Would have believed I could do it without

mouth a quavering line. “but I will never

wrong parent died… they

had been here instead of

that.” I beg, feeling tears in my eyes for the second time

hours.

dark eyes shining. “There’s no use denying

get in the way. You’ll see that too – nothing humbles you like

parent.”

argument, not because I

my heart that losing any

with

everything

a moment, “No,

get the details right, I repeat

morning.

permission to ignore

at the end.”

already had the example you provided to guide him. He was

remembered those words because they were her last,

He is the Alpha he is today because of

day how to

know that all happened right here?”

he looks around the room. “I moved the boys

up and made his fortune,

honor.”

didn’t know,” I admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was it always

my day – Dominic isn’t the only one

himself,

a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to

us distracted. I was asking you

have all day, diversions

his wheelchair. “The first

a lovely young she-wolf to distract me from

might be distracting me

of a man

are too clever for your own

gently. “Whatever is worrying you

reliving your mate’s death.”

in

before”

admits. “I’ve seen what happens when there’s this

throne, and it never

this?” I inquire, not caring that I

shifter politics.

the Alphas of each pack in the union

the campaign

don’t get enough points return to their council

Alphas competing at the top, forcing

Alpha’s to choose sides and form alliances rather than competing

the danger on

to win.”

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