Chapter 44 DANE I … might ? I said .

The words sounded choked .

She nodded .

Then she took my hand and tugged me toward the table .

Something gripped my heart when she put her hand in mine and led me to the table .

Something fierce and proud and stronger than Id ever felt in my life .

I had held them earlier , when I pulled them from the house .

But there hadnt been time .

It was life or death , and I was worried about Piper .

Now , there was nothing to distract me from these two except Margie putting a donut and milk in front of me , too .

As if I was also four , and not the billionaire Alpha of a massive pack .

Margie , I said .

I wasnt sure if I was saying her name in warning , or in helplessness .

I didnt know what to do with two four year old children .

Shes right , the old cook said .

Have a donut .

I sat across from them , really taking them in for the first time .

There was no way to stop seeing it , now that I looked .

Auroras Chapter 44 wide eyes in the girls face .

My frown on the boys .

2/7 She wouldnt say it , and I was still waiting for the results to come back on the samples Piper brought me , but they were mine .

I knew more deeply than Id ever known anything in my life .

Youre … Seraphina , I said to the girl .

Then I turned to her brother .

And youre Tristan .

Seraphina nodded .

Tristan whispered loudly , We arent supposed to tell him .

Then he turned narrowed eyes on me again .

What arent you supposed to tell ? I asked .

I couldnt help the slight smile that crept over my face .

Instead of answering , he glowered .

You said mean words to our mommy .

Aurora , my smile

They were mine .

kept them from me

be enraged

thinking about what shed said to

child to the treatment you gave me for the three years

thought I was … what had Aurora said

Except her .

her , Id given into

myself to be a monster to her , because I

surprised that she had kept them ,

from me .

treat my children the way I treated her for

they were , thinking of what Id missed , I couldnt stop the rage

children ,

pack had taken my

where you are ? I asked the sugar covered twins

were napping , Tristan

to rest

wry smile curved one corner of my

, I said to the kids

on a walk

think we have some things to talk

, showed us to our rooms , and the children were asleep , I paced

was back in

in the city penthouse like I had been

back

, I was a guest

that made me feel

I couldnt

crumbled around us , theyd gone right for

to fight them as the

I got near them , the amulet at my throat glowed , and theyd turned transparent , like normal shadows , and just …

wasnt the chosen

made

had to be that the amulet had power

I was

one thing was clear : Danes family

his grandfather , now

grabbed the journal off the shelf and carefully turned through its pages

carefully glued

44 still

that we knew who the key was Evelyn

to

… might it ? From what wed read , the thing

it would bring magic back

have to hide in fear of being hunted

could just

that would be strong enough

could have everything

Stay Luna heir .

a leader of a pack in my own right , Dane couldnt

my heirs , and he already had another

to put the journal back on my bedside table

and it was battered and torn in

the

opened it to see

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