་Chapter 69

I’ve barely caught any sleep. Worry for Elena keeps me awake at night, knowing she is not coping with the loss of her mother. All week she has done nothing but work, leaving before I wake and coming home only to crawl into bed. I miss her terribly, and so do the boys, but I know all too well what this sort of loss feels like, so I let her go. Although Khan wants me to step in, he doesn’t like how much she is working. It has almost become an addiction to her. I just hope after today, things can go back to normal. Today is their funeral, and when I feel her move and roll out of bed, I reach for her before sighing when my hands only manage to grab air.

“We have to be at the funeral home by ten. Service is at 1030,” Elena reminds me like she is reminding me to grab milk on the way home. Sighing, I climb out of bed.

I help her pack the few items she needs for today and take a deep breath. We drive in silence to the funeral home, none of us are ready for this, yet it is something that must be done, and because Sondra’s funeral was supposed to be the day after the explosion, we have decided to join them. So today, we lay two to rest, though one I don’t know how to feel about. Derrick had done so many wrongs, yet he was still her father and Luke’s. I could feel Elena wanted to hate him, wanted to be angry, but no matter the things he had done, she still loved him.

Reaching over, I try to grab her hand, but she is quick to move it away. “Elena?” I murmur, pulling into the car park.

“I know what you’re doing and don’t. Tears won’t bring them back,” she says, staring vacantly out the window.

“There is nothing wrong with being emotional, Elena. You don’t need to be strong for everyone ” I tell her looking in the mirror, I peer at Luke, his headphones in as he stares vacantly out the window. Kyan is banging his rattle against the side of his car seat trying to get his attention.

got left right now,

down, and they don’t need another crying pack member. They need an alpha,” Elena snaps before

her before getting the

climb out of the car, and Elena looks around for him to find him sitting between the two car seats staring out the window. Elena leans in and waves him forward, and he climbs over the seats, falling into the passenger

out here with you, Luke. I have to go

me over her shoulder. I shrug, not understanding why he doesn’t want to go in, and she sighs heavily, turning back to face

you want to say goodbye? If you don’t want to go in, I won’t force you, but I think you’ll regret it if

to say about Mom, but what about Dad? I don’t want to listen to them speak badly about him. He wasn’t perfect, but he was still ours,” Luke says, breaking down.

Elena assures. Luke looks up at her. His eyes

them,

her, and she

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