Yara After returning to the packhouse, I watched my daughter and Quirin. I know my mate struggles with him being Kennedy’s mate. He and Quirin have never had a good relationship. I’m not sure they ever will. But as long as they can be civil to each other for Kennedy’s sake, that’s all that matters to me. My relationship with Quirin is different than Warren's. He’s always been much more kind and gentle with me than he has been with Warren. I have no doubt that it’s because he feels indebted to me for saving his life, but it’s given me an insight into a side of Quirin that not many people see. There is a kindness, a desire to please, and I believe, a deep-seated need to love and be loved in side of Quirin. I think he has the ability to love, but I also believe that he didn’t have the best

