KAEL
I barely slept because of joy. Others would think because I was the rogue Alpha, I would be caught up with nightmares, battle plans and haunted pasts. Well I usually was, but it wasn’t the case this time around.
The joy I felt, stretched across my chest like a sunrise and refused to let me rest. Every time I closed my eyes, I imagined what she looked like. A bundle of pink, red-faced fury, wrapped in soft cloth.
My dearest daughter.
By the time the first streak of dawn brushed the sky, I was already up and pacing.
The camp was quiet. Dying embers glowed faintly in the fire pits, the air was still heavy with the smell of ash and smoked meat from last night’s celebration. Somewhere in the distance, a wolf howled and was answered by another, but even their calls felt softer. Every
