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 .

almost a whisper , with great pride in

and took the gift , lifting it to really look at the wildflower with

I said softly

beamed before bounding away to

the whole exchange with a small smile on

are good with

why we do all this

? By morning , the whole pack had assembled themselves around the fire pit

my chest heaving with pride as determination was

a pack , I told them , and my

adversity that should

served only to make

of mine , deep

new traditions now , to keep us this strong ,

, where our elders can share in their experiences

curriculums for our younger wolves to develop

projects that encourage

of faces and

his

expanding our borders to give ourselves room to

out to range new territory , Chapter 226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions for anyone who wants to

, Piper groaned from the side , sarcasm dripping

how to hold a sword was exactly what I wanted to do with my

over his shoulder , crossing his

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

that , light teasing lightening up the

one

fixed training in groups and eating out beneath

that evening , the two of us finally took some

down , but oranges and pinks streaked across the

, his thumb tracing

here , he

, I corrected

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

been meaning to do this for some time , he

Chapter 226 the thought implied , he pulled out an exquisitely crafted diamond bracelet from

said , firmness in his voice but

of you

want you to be my

, and for a moment ,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255