The reality of it hit me all at once; we had done it. After everything we'd discovered, all the dangers we'd faced, Lucious was here, safe from the Northern Alliance's manipulations. Tears welled in my eyes, the emotional weight of the past few days. “Although it almost feels like second nature these days after freeing so many wolves from their human halves of late,” I corrected.
Kane's arms encircled me from behind, his lips finding the sensitive spot behind my ear. "And you did it without any of the intelligence we thought we'd need. You followed your instincts and found him."
I leaned back into Kane's embrace, feeling the tension of the past days finally beginning to unwind. "I still can't believe it worked. That he's actually here."
"Believe it," Fin said, kneeling in front of me an
