I was in my office and looked at the short list of potential members to take to the games. We could bring five and we

needed a rounded team, ready to take on everything. There was a knock on the doorframe, my door usually was open

when I was in my office. I looked up and saw Medow and Martina. I smiled at them.

“Hello, if it isn’t the cutest wolf in the pack,” I said.

“Hi, it is, and she has her daughter with her as well,” Medow said and we both laughed. “What is the birthday girl doing

all hidden away?” Medow asked. “The rest of the pack is preparing your celebration.”

“I know. I just have a couple of more things to do,” I told her. For years, my birthday had been my least favorite day. It

held memories I would rather forget. When I lived in the human world, I had done my best to avoid it. But since coming

to the pack, I had started to celebrate it again. It was hard to avoid, as both Medow and Matilda insisted, and Finlay had

refused to help me tell them no. I had become better each year. But this year was tricky. We were a month away from the

games and my nerves were on edge. Medow walked up to me and held Martina on one arm as she put a hand on my

shoulder.

“Do you want to talk about it?” she asked.

“No. I’m fine,” I told her. She raised an eyebrow and I had to giggle at how good she had become at the ‘mom-look’.

“Do I need to tell Finlay?” she asked.

“Okay, I’m mostly fine,” I corrected myself. “It’s just a lot at the moment with the games, and trying to prepare for

meeting James and my brother again,” I confessed. Medow sat down in my visitor’s chair.

“I can understand that. Is it just bad nerves?” she asked.

“No. Part of me is looking forward to the games. I think we have a good chance at doing really well. And I’m looking

forward to meeting Elder. I just hope he isn’t too angry with me.”

“It will be fine,” Medow said. “I’m a mother, I know these things,” she added. I laughed.

“Thank you for cheering me up,” I said.

back by babysitting Martina next Saturday so

a built-in sensor for when we are starting to get things

I would love to babysit. Just drop her off and the two of us

agreed.

I think you could use a walk and then you need to get ready. I’m not letting you miss

party. I’m sending Finlay to get you at six. At least

shut down

you need me just mindlink,” I told her and caressed Martina over her head. I took the path Martin

in our spot and let myself feel

half an hour later I

Shelly and I had taken a shopping trip a couple of

green summer dress I fell in love with. It was

dress on and for once I pinned my hair up.

a nock on the door. I looked at my phone, six o’clock on the dot. I smiled

Finlay

he told me and held out a tiger

took the flower. “One moment,” I said and walked into my room to find

I placed it on the table by the window and could feel Finlay’s eye

looking sexier than anyone had the right to. I hoped

heart skipped a beat and then

gift,” he said. From nowhere he

give each other gifts,” I objected. Everyone in our friend group had agreed on it. The

the children, well,

got me my favourite pen on my birthday?”

happened to run into around your

gift, red,” he told me. I walked over to him and took the

“Thank you,” I said.

when you have seen what the gift is,” he pointed out. I smiled and

was a thin gold chain with a gold pendant. The pendant was round and flat. Engraved on it was a howling wolf with a mountain as a backdrop. Instead of a moon,

him

it. It’s your

Will you help put

necklace out of the box and handed it to

put my hand over the

we walked downstairs and out. Thanks to the amazing weather, the party was to

music and see the bonfire

she called out, and everybody cheered.

up to me and gave me a wooden wolf he had made himself. It was a little

looked like a

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