Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

Chapter 245

Xena's Pov

Logan walked toward the pile of wood where Dad's body lay. The tor flickered in the breeze, casting dancing shadows across his face. When he touched the flame to the kindling, the fire caught immediately, crackling and growing with each passing second.

"Goodbye, Dad," Logan whispered, his voice barely audible over the sound of the flames.

I closed my eyes as the fire grew higher, the heat warming my face ven from this distance. The smell of burning wood filled the air, and I knew that soon there would be nothing left of the man who had shaped my entire world.

Ryder's arm tightened around me as my body shook with silent sobs This was really it. Dad was gone, and there was no bringing

him back.

moving his ashes. We're letting them become one with the land where he

into the earth. A low rumble in the distance told us a storm was approaching. How perfect that his body would seep into the soil, truly becoming one with

until the flames died out. Leonard stood and began digging a pit to bury the bones that hadn't completely burned in the fire. Only after

I finally tore my gaze away from the freshly dug grave to look at Logan. “I have a few things for you in the

sad, not angry, just a blank

gripped his hand and stood up, following Logan. My pace was much slower than Logan's, so I fell behind as

or what, but when we climbed the steps, my heart started pounding violently. More than once I reminded myself that Martha wasn't here, that I was finally safe here. I could safely come back to visit my brother, to see my old pack members, friends, and any children they might have

left the office door open since he and Penelope had arrived a few minutes before us. When we walked in, he was doing something on the computer.

hair, then rubbed his face before looking at me. "Dad left you this letter. He wrote it this morning.