Chapter 45Zara’s POVThe sound of crickets chirping drowned out all other sounds but Bruce's voice. His voice pierced through nature as he spoke."Why have you come, Bruce?" I pondered on the answer to that question even as I asked."Your father asked me to go on one last mission. That's why I'm here," came his response. "What? He's alive?" Almost immediately, like a switch went off in my head, the phrase, "one last mission," made a little more sense to me. "Is he...?" I let out a quiet sob. My father was one of the worst out there, I was sure but it did not sever the bond between us, like a wolf and her mate, try as I may, alpha Donovan is the only blood relation I have left in the world, or had. "No princess. Your old man is safe," he said like he was at the brink of laughing at my stupid question. "He's the one that sent me to come get you." I could not believe it. "Why?" I wanted to ask but I suspected that even Bruce did not have all the answers. I was relieved either way
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