Sean’s POV Watching my dad’s body drift down the river wasn’t easy. It felt like I was losing the last piece of my old life. Mum was gone. Emily was gone. Dad was gone. All I had left was Gemma. She might not have been my real sister by blood, but she was my sister in every way that mattered. John and Maggie made us a family long before fate decided to destroy it. As the pack cheered after Ste’s speech, I couldn’t stop the small smile pulling at my lips. Dad would’ve loved this. He would’ve loved seeing everyone come together for him instead of falling apart. Gemma and I walked toward the burning sticks placed near the riverbank. The wooden boat floating at the edge of the water was covered in blue and orange flowers—Dad’s favourite colours. My chest tightened. “He would’ve loved

