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 .

Luna , she said in almost a whisper , with great pride

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

I said

beamed before bounding away to join

whole exchange with a small smile on his

You are good with them

They remind me why we do all this

? By morning , the whole

my chest heaving with pride as determination was reborn within me

I told them , and my voice

should have snapped us

served only to make us more

of mine , deep running with

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

elders can share in their experiences and our history

wolves to

projects that

the tide of faces and broke over me like a

closer , his presence

expanding our borders to give ourselves room to grow ,

226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions for anyone who wants to brush up their skills

groaned from the side , sarcasm dripping off the

was exactly what I wanted

grin over his shoulder , crossing

Youll enjoy it .

fast learner

light

passed in one big

groups and eating out beneath open sky

the two of us finally took some time away from

, but oranges and pinks

took my hand , his thumb tracing over my knuckles

amazing here , he said softly

did something brilliant , I corrected , catching

out one at a time , then Dane turned into me

some time , he started , his

the thought

said , firmness in his voice but a slight quake

thought of

want you

moment , uttering a word was beyond

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