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Even though Dante had come to see me so that we could both end up getting some good sleep, we stay up half of the night before finally collapsing in an exhausted heap. I manage to get the best sleep possible for the rest of the night so that I do still wake up feeling full of energy and ready to face the day.

Rolling over, I see that Dante is still sleeping. Leaning in, I give him a small kiss that makes his eyes flutter open slowly. Pulling me down closer, he nuzzles into me as he begins to wake up. I chuckle as I hold him against me. I am dreading facing another day with the Council. They are going to try to prove that I do not care about my witches and that I care about the pack more. The pack may have been around longer but the more I learn about some of the witches, the more they begin to feel like family as well.

"Do I have to go back?" He asks me still sounding as if he is half asleep.

"Yes. You know that I will be there later for the pack dinner though. I have already warned