Silence hung heavy above our heads as we watched the glowing embers from the funeral pyres float into the night sky mixing with the stars and seeming to add to their presence. There were no words that could express the sorrow we felt at the immense loss we shared. We simply held each other as each of us grieved. Even the infants seemed to understand the gravitas of the moment and stared with wide curious eyes at the flames and floating cinders.
Odessa leaned into my side, more comfortable with the silence than any of us, possibly. Her green eyes swam with tears and I knew she could feel the emotions of the pack. Leaning down, she nuzzled Pax’s soft hair before looking up again. Auryon’s sorrowful howl pierced the silence in our link. Hunter added his voice aloud, and one by one, the pack
