We approach the SUV that we had arrived in and find Stephen, Lydia and Daphne waiting for us.
“Thank you, truly,” Stephen says with a bow and reaches his hand out to Seth to shake his hand. Seth takes it, but pulls him into a hug.
“Next time,” I hear him say, “Just tell me. This went on too long, and too many people got hurt.”
Stephen glances over to me, and I can see the guilt on his face. “I’m sorry, Seth. Truly. The baby?”
Seth shakes his head. “It’s still early, he’s probably fine. Her wolf is too exhausted to heal her bite, though. The doctors should be able to patch her up, and she’s the toughest wolf I know.”
I smell my parents and Benjamin and turn, forgetting all about eavesdropping on Seth and Stephen’s conversation.
Dad walks up and hugs me gently. “How bad is
