Diara POV
I couldn't contain my joy. It overflowed from within me. It had been three days since Kennis said I could adopt Ana as my own. I had wanted to say it out loud, but I was scared and guilty. Ana wasn't the only orphaned child needing parental love; there were ten kids!
However, everyone seemed excited when I told them I wanted to adopt Ana. There was no jealousy whatsoever. One of the girls, Asia, cried a little, and I think she was upset because she wanted a mommy and a daddy, too. Lui and I managed to comfort her, and now we are working on getting them all adopted. I didn't know so many people wanted to adopt.
Still, adoption was a strange concept in the pack. It wasn't done for fear that the children might not be treated kindly or might not adjust well to their new
