Chapter 166

Leaving the newly ranked soldier to his post on the rise of the hill, Noah made his way to the garden- an in built extension of the large sunroom where packmates relaxed to catch up, eat, drink, sometimes celebrate. As such the children below the age of ten played there, always in the sight of older pack members. The ones without parents also lived there. Excep Ian, his room was tucked between Noah and Evan's, on the second floor, because he had a family now. The whole pack was a family but seeing how he'd move back to Noah's territory soon, it was better off if he understood it. How many times a child could deal with separation?

The football flew in his direction, an adept hand large hand swung forward to catch it. There he was. Noah had come to adore the bouncing tuft of blonde-brown hair. And the body the head was attached to. A smart kid-resourceful, quick on his feet, literally and matemorphically. He was a cat after all. Emotionally, he took after Vanessa. Noah only realized th