Chapter 39 AURORA In the confusion of the attack on Connell , Dane and I both forgot about the amulet .

Once it was clear Connell was alive but not going to regain consciousness , I returned home with Trajan and Evander .

When I told my grandmother I wasnt the chosen , she got very terse .

Then she hung up on me .

My hands trembled as I set my phone down , but I chose to push her reaction from my mind .

She hadnt called me home .

That meant Id keep moving forward .

The children arrived home that evening , and the next day I spent re examining the journal and the page Esther had given me as Trajan stood just inside my door , dutiful and quiet as he always was .

I didnt turn up anything new .

Argh ! Im a pirate Alpha ! The twins came running into my room .

Tristan had a wooden sword and was chasing Seraphina , who screamed with laughter .

Mommy , save me ! she giggled .

Chapter 39 I smiled and set the book aside , scooping her up .

I was more than glad for a distraction .

Youll never take us alive , pirate Alpha ! Come on , Trajan ! Help me be a pirate ! Tristan called .

2/6 Ill keep watch on the ship from here , Alpha Caplain , Trajan replied stoically .

But I could see the small smile on his face .

We ran around the room , laughing and playing until Evander showed up a few minutes later .

Goddess , theyre fast , he panted .

I just wanted to take a shower .

I thought they were watching a movie .

I smiled .

Evander was excellent with the children , but he was a pack warrior , not a full time nanny like Mrs.

Melville had been .

Finding her replacement wouldnt be easy .

Youre doing great , Evander .

Thank you .

He took the kids to eat lunch and I sat down to work again , but I couldnt seem to focus .

I decided to go to the High Alpine offices in Atlanta and do some work there , instead .

Trajan drove me .

was going into the

enough

out and steadied

! Im

been so distracted

thats not an

up

hat , and as soon as I saw her face beneath the brim

woman had been my nanny at the

memories from that time , she was

face broke

be little Ann

the same silvery hair and those pretty lilac eyes

flinch that came every time

Aurora , now

Aurora DeVere .

her fingers to her

my darling

did escape ,

Thats wonderful .

much I longed to take you out of

, and I

, come up

coffee

love that ,

about everything thats happened

took her upstairs and we had coffee and caught up with each other

as much about my life as I could , then asked , What about you ? She

tending just turned fourteen , so the family let me

jobs right now

down

Nanny Mary

Chapter 39 4/6 Mary , please

She smiled .

an older woman at least old enough to be my mother but

, I

a nanny for I caught myself before saying my own children

children living in my home right now

twins , a boy

her hands together

Id love to come and meet them

if were a

wonderful , I sad

Ill

this terrible week was going

Two days later , it was as if Mary had been

her , and suddenly the

sat in my home office ,

had been cool

the scar on my left forearm , which prickled

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