"They're Tarquin and my kids too. This is Baby, and this is Elijah. BabyElijah, say hi to your great-grandma."

The two little ones obediently greeted Tracey together,

"Hello, Great-grandma!"

Tracey was absolutely delighted.

"Oh my goodness, look at you two! Why are there two little ones? Elijah looks just like Elliot and Evan! And Baby's the spitting image of Elysia!"

Elysia laughed as she explained,

"Back then, both of them were taken away, so when Grandpa and Grandma found us, it was just me, Elliot, Evan, and Emmett."

"Elijah grew up with Tarquin, and Baby was raised by someone else..."

"Grandma, I'll fill you in on all the details about the kids later. For now, tell us about you and Grandpa."

"Why is it only you and Bernard back? Where are the other grandpas?"

"What happened last night? Why wasn't anyone home? There was always someone around before."

"And how did those hunters get so close without you knowing?"

Tracey let out a long breath and glanced at the hunters knocked out cold on the floor, frowning a little.

bad timing, really. Gerald had some personal business and had to go down to town, and he took Howard with him

it was just Bernard, Quincy, Walter, and

out and paint-he found this spot when Bernard took him exploring as a

and curious, so he tagged

the old guys gone, it was just

Walter left, we spotted people hunting in the

cranes nesting over there, and we were worried those scoundrels would wipe them

left

"And

and all

wildlife out east.

it's a step

one,

the fox Evan raised since he was a pup. He's got his own territory and a family

Pippin, Evan would be

those jerks have their way, so Bernard and I locked up and headed out to

lesson, and I went to

never expected anyone would find this place-especially not

your message, it was almost too late. We

Elysia was speechless.

house was empty-what a

years ago, Grandma and Grandpa

always loved the animals.

to say that as outsiders, since they'd intruded on the animals' home, it was their

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