Chapter 49
It was hard to tell who my cousins had been referring to, because the Green was overflowing with both clan members and with folks from much further afield. Given how hard I’d worked to pin Derek down over the last few months, I had to assume most of these folks had never even met my brother. Which made their presence here an even greater tribute to our pack.
“Thank you so much for coming.” I clasped one elderly aunt’s papery hands in mine for a long moment before moving on to a third cousin twice removed. “Welcome to Haven. We’re so glad you could make the trip.”
“Ember!” came a call from across the crowd. In response, I peered up toward the crest of the cow pasture where a bonfire was l*****g fingers and thumbs toward the darkening night. Was it that time already, the moment
