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 .

, she said in almost a

down and took the gift , lifting it to really look

I

away to join friends

exchange with a small

You are good with

we do all this ,

does it matter ? By morning , the whole pack had

with pride as determination

been through so much as a pack , I told them , and my voice

have been through adversity that should

it served only to make

flashed , the echo of mine , deep running with that same resolution

traditions now , to keep us this strong , I said

our elders can share in their experiences and

our younger wolves to develop

that

assent rippled across the tide of faces and broke over

closer , his presence

our borders to give ourselves room to

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

from the side , sarcasm dripping off the words

was exactly what I wanted

grin over his shoulder , crossing his arms

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

at that , light

in one big blur

groups and eating out beneath

us finally took some time

gone down , but oranges and

my hand , his thumb tracing over

here , he said

corrected

at a time , then

been meaning to do this for some time , he started , his hand

he was referring to , much less what Chapter 226 the thought implied , he pulled out an exquisitely crafted diamond bracelet from his pocket

, he said , firmness in his voice but a

have always thought of

I want you to be my wife

my breath , and for a moment , uttering a word

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