And somehow, Mir could tell that he understood everything.
“You have nothing to be sorry for,” he said, his voice tense and quiet. “This wasn’t your doing.”
He made his way towards his wife and his youngest daughter. Bry let go of her mother and hugged him hard.
After a few seconds, Mr. Williams pulled away from her and turned to Phair and Cad. “I want to thank you two and your friends,” he said, “for saving my daughters.”
“So you really do know?” Mir asked, her voice breaking. “You know what happened?”
“I know enough,” he said, turning her way. “I know enough.”
Mir looked at Bry, who was hiding her face behind her hair as always. But her mother reached up and pushed it away, cupping her cheek in her hand.
“Wear your scars with pride,” she said softly, pressing her forehead to her daughter’s. “For you to have survived this, well, you’re the strongest woman I know.”
“Thank you, Mum,” said Bry.
Mir managed a smile as her mates drew up next to her and put their arms around her. “You told them?” asked Phair.
“I think…I think I told them,” said Mir. “Though I didn’t say anything. I’m not sure how they know.” The sense of relief made her feel light, as though she was floating. “All this time I’ve been terrified,” she said, “of being blamed for everything, for letting them down, for Bry’s injury. But I know now that they would never put that burden on me.”
“You shouldn’t burden yourself, either,” Cad said softly, kissing the top of her head. “If you understood how good you are, Mir—if you understood how much we love you…”
She looked into his eyes. They were shining bright blue. His Wolf was close.
He was telling the truth.
Yes, of course he was.
“I know,” she said, turning to Phair, whose golden eyes told her that his déor, too, was close. “I know.”
“Come on,” she said. “I want to introduce you to the girl I used to be. Because she’s turned into the woman who loves you both so, so much.”
The End
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The Dragon Guild Chronicles:
Dragon Hunter
Dragon Seeker
Dragon’s Lover
Dragon’s Curse
Dragon’s Bane
Dragon’s Kiss (A Prequel Novella)
Alpha’s Mate (Dire Wolves of London)
Dire Wolves of London (Dire Wolves Book 2)
The Alpha Seekers Series:
Sought by the Alphas
Seeking Her Mates
Illusions
Sorceress
The Plenty of Shift Choose Your Own Sequel Shifter Dating Series begins here:
Miri: Plenty of Shift, Book One
Naomi and Tyler, Book Two
Naomi and Quinn, Book Three
The Wolf Rock Shifters Series (these are complete stories and can be read out of order):
Wolf Rock Shifter Box Set
Winning the Alpha
Bearing Up In Wolf Rock
The Right to a Bear's Arms
To Lie With Lions
The Single Ladies’ Travel Agency (Contemporary Romance)
Gettin’ Hard
Going Hard
Loving Hard
The Billionaires and Curves Serial:
Billionaires and Curves (Taken With You) Trilogy
Taken With You
Crazy About You
The Way to You
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