Chapter 226 AURORA It was still clinging to my skin , the chill of the night before , when I woke , the vision of the glowing pieces of the pendant fresh .

Morning light pouring through the packhouse windows , though .

managed to chase some of the leftover unease away .

Outside , what met my gaze was a balm of sweet solace to my soul .

Brilliant blue met the horizon again , bathing the village in golden warmth from the sun .

Wolves moved purposefully as they rebuilt , the sound of their laughter and chatter mingled with hammering and sawing .

Dane was at the tree line , facing off with some number of scouts .

Relaxed shoulders still ; he stands strong , holding command without command .

Hes happy when hes watching me and his easy smiling tugged a deep inner piece of myself in his direction .

Morning , he offered , the sound of warmth steady as I stepped up and stopped beside him , taking his own sean around the little action scene happening .

Chapter 226 It is , really , I said smiling just now doing it my way loo .

2/6 He nodded , his gaze following mine .

We fought hard for this .

This time we allow ourselves to enjoy it .

We spent the morning wandering the village and making sure things were progressing as well as they appeared .

Wolves were smiling at us , giving us progress reports .

The roof on the storehouse is all but complete , one wolf told us , jerking a chin toward the huge structure .

Should be done by next week .

And cleaned the rubble out of the eastern fields , one of them added .

The crops ought to grow healthy once more .

The pups were further off at play ; their giggles were wafted forward by the breeze .

The puppies tore through the grass at each other , a never ending sphere of energy .

One came to me : a little girl , large , round eyes with that sense of curiosity , holding onto something .

a whisper , with great pride in her voice

, lifting it to

, I said

beamed before bounding away to

whole exchange with a small smile on his lips

are good with them

me why we do all this

the whole pack had assembled

before them ; my chest heaving with pride as determination

as a pack , I told them , and my voice carried across the clearing

should have

to

, the echo of mine , deep

some new traditions now , to keep us this strong , I said

our elders can share in their

for our younger wolves to develop them into leaders

that encourage

of faces

moved closer , his presence

give ourselves room

to range new territory , Chapter 226 4/6 while

groaned from the side , sarcasm dripping off

sword was exactly

, crossing his arms over his

Youll enjoy it .

fast learner

laughed at that , light teasing

in one big

and eating out beneath open sky

two of us finally took some time

had gone down , but oranges and pinks streaked across the sky

took my hand , his thumb tracing

here , he said softly

I corrected , catching

silence and watched the stars come out one at a time , then Dane turned into me , searching for the very

for some time , he started ,

to , much less what Chapter 226 the thought implied , he pulled out an exquisitely crafted diamond

Aurora , he said , firmness in his voice but

thought of you as my

you to be

breath , and for a moment , uttering a word

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