Chapter 71

It has been a rough week. Lena’s mother was buried the following day and Isaac and I spent the day with our daughter, expecting to comfort her. Instead, Lena decided to spend the day with us, celebrating her mother’s life by telling us stories of how funny her mother could be and how loving she was.

Isaac and I were so happy to see how she chose not to mourn her mother’s death, but to celebrate her life in such a thoughtful way. It showed us that Lena was a lot like me. She was very mature for her age, just like I was. I just really hoped that didn’t mean she lost her childhood.

The next day, we spoke with Winnie about the protection spells on Lena and her wolf. Winnie replied, “I was able to see her wolf when I met Lena. Her name is Opal. Opal was her mother’s wolf. Opal left her mother years ago because of Anthony, and that was what he wanted.

“Opal knows what is to come and she said Selene gave her more abilities that she will need time to practice. Lena will shift for the first tim