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"Will I ever be able to visit Mum and Dad again?" I asked Alex as we lay on the bed to sleep. Since the incident with Dimitri and the mysterious man who broke into my room, Alex never let me sleep alone again. So now we're living at the Pack house again ... even if only for a while.

Alex pulled me into his arms, his hand stroking my hair gently. His gaze was fixed on the ceiling of this room when he heard my question. "I think Dad still needs time to understand you, Cara" he answered after a moment.

I can't blame Dad, I should have explained better and calmer yesterday. And I shouldn't have said Theodore Brennan's name right away, because that werewolf was Dad's father, after all. How complicated this family relationship is, I thought as I pressed my cheek against Alex's chest. The sound of his regular heartbeat makes me feel calm and peaceful.

"Do you think Dad will accept me?" I asked again. "What about Mum?"

I looked up in his arms. Alex's hand was still moving around stroking my h