136. Remembrance Ceremony

AURELIA

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When I said I didn't remember the kids’ birthday until yesterday, I lied.

I lied to Raiden.

My heart was heavy as I left Raiden’s side, and walked back to Susanna who had become my training partner in place of Jessica. Of course, she couldn’t replace Jessica because she was physically weaker in comparison and because there would only be one Jessica.

“You could have told him. He could sense the lie and your sadness–” Inara began just as I reached Susanna’s side and she looped our hands together.

“How could I? I doubt he recalls anything about Dakota. Phoebe is the only living person who would know and sadly, we aren’t in the same pack and won’t be able to hold a proper ceremony for Dakota together.” I interjected my wolf.

Dakota’s remembrance ritual should be held on the same day my kids turn six but I couldn’t do it alone and I wasn’t sure it was advisable to hold a death remembrance ceremony on the same day as the twins' birth remembrance.

I could be jinxing the live