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 .

said in almost a whisper , with

the gift , lifting it to really look at the

, I

before bounding away

the whole exchange with a small smile on his

are good with

me why we do all this ,

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

with

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

have been through adversity that should

to make

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

traditions now , to keep us this strong ,

where our elders can share in their experiences and our

younger wolves to develop

that encourage

faces

moved closer , his presence anchoring me

our borders to give ourselves room to grow ,

and a select few will head out to range new territory , Chapter 226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions for anyone who

from the side , sarcasm dripping off

to hold a sword was exactly what I wanted

his shoulder , crossing his arms over his chest

Youll enjoy it .

fast

at that , light teasing lightening up

passed in one

fixed training in groups and eating out beneath

, the two of us finally took some time away from

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

hand , his thumb tracing over my knuckles

amazing here , he said softly

, I corrected , catching in

watched the stars come out one at a time , then

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

referring to , much less what Chapter 226 the thought implied

, he said , firmness in his

have always thought of

now I want you to be

, and for a moment , uttering a word was beyond my

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