Chapter 0920

Cristof seems to move in slow motion, grasping the handle to the car door, pulling

it open. Jackson's body moves without him, stumbling after Cristof, bending low to see inside as the door swings wide.

Jackson blinks into the darkness, his eyes adjusting.

And then he sees her, the little girl.

Asleep, curled up in some ragged towels and blankets, her dark hair spread all around her in a wild tangle.

Jackson's wolf howls as soon as he sees her.

Ours, Jackson's wolf snarls. Grab her, take her - she is ours -

But Jackson can't move, not...not believing it.

A child.

Hank said - Hank said that there were no children born that autumn in the Community -

She - she would have been on the record -

Tasha

car as soon as her tiny little girl scent

flowers and sun - half

His child. His...daughter.

the car, his entire world unraveling around him, with this new tiny creature at

unable to take his eyes

Marigold," Cristof whispers, his voice

"What the fuck..."

girl in the back seat of the car.

brisk movement surprising Jackson into sucking in a deep breath. "You'll like her -

what?” Jackson whispers,

the tiny little girl into his arms. Her face scrunches and Jackson watches in awe as she moves her eyes open, bleary and

as

when he realizes

A dark, pretty blue.

just like

frowning at her a bit and pushing her hair back.

stupid," Jackson

"I didn't think she was, honestly. She watches everything, all quiet, and she listens a lot - she understands everything I say. It could

to a kid

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