Drake's Pov
Watching Nicole interact with her father fills me with a sense of pride and relief. She’s navigating this delicate situation with grace and strength, despite the weight of everything she’s been through. When she offers her father a place to stay with us, I can’t help but smile. It’s a sign of how much she’s grown, how comfortable she’s become in her role here, even if she doesn’t fully realize it yet.
It gives me hope, a hope I’ve been quietly holding onto.
As I watch her, the thought crosses my mind again, once all of this is over, once the threat against us has been neutralized, and the pack is safe, maybe Nicole will choose to stay. Maybe she’ll decide that this is her home, that this is where she belongs.
The pack already respects her. They see her strength, her compass
