Page 62 of Pack: Posy 3

"Sorry I conked out on you." She sat up and stretched, then rolled her neck.

"I understand why you did." I tried not to smirk, but couldn't stop myself. "You can take another nap later if you want."

" 'Kay. Tell me a bit about Spring."

"Well, he's one of the mature wolves. He's a lot like Garnet. Responsible. Straightforward. Dependable. He's a little more serious, though. I mean, he wouldneverhave gotten up at 4 a.m. to go play tag in the front yard. Of course, that was Spring before Ev's death. His personality could have changed."

"Serious will be good for Reau."

"I just hope they get along and this works," I admitted.

"Can you see Reaunotgetting along with something fluffy?" she chuckled. "If Spring can be patient, they'll be fine."

"Well, the moment of truth is fast approaching." I parked next to Emerson's vehicle. "We're here, and Spring and the therapist are due to arrive in a few minutes."

I hopped out of the SUV, ran around to her side, and opened her door.

"Can I carry you?" I asked with a big grin and held my arms out.

When she nodded, I scooped her up like a bride and kissed her before turning and bumping the door closed with my hip.

"I love you, Ash," she murmured as she laid her head against my collar bone.

She could say it 999,999 times, and my heart would still swell up with the millionth one.

"I love you, too, cupcake."

"Luna!" Thoreau shrieked as he flew off the porch.

Ignoring the walk, he ran in his bare feet across the grass. He didn't have a shirt on, either, just a pair of shorts, but he looked clean and his curly hair was groomed.

"Me! Me, alpha! Let me hold her!"

"Too loud, Reau," Emerson called as he came down the walk. "And you need to finish getting dressed. Alpha, is my little luna bunny okay?"

"Just tired," I told him and handed my precious bundle to the boy. "Don't drop her, Reau."

"Won't, alpha! I'm taking her to a special place!" Then he spun on his heel and sprinted off with her.

"You need to finish getting dressed," Emerson reminded him, but Thoreau kept running.

Emerson sighed.

"Where's he taking her?" I asked him as we did our bro-hug.

"Who knows?" He shrugged, but didn't seem concerned. "He discovered the garden yesterday, and he thinks it's amazing, so maybe there."

He sent me an image of an old wooden door with decorative iron hinges. It was set in an ivy-covered stone wall that was about six feet high and looked like something straight out ofThe Secret Garden.I could totally see how a kid like Thoreau would be eager to explore it.

"I'm happy he's in a better mood," he sighed. "At breakfast, he was anxious about meeting the therapist. I was lucky to get him showered and in shorts before you got here."

"Did you tell him about Spring?"

"Not yet. Didn't want to get him too excited when he was already stressed."

"Understandable." I ran my hand through my hair. "Posy so badly wants this to work."

"Angelo and I do, too. We want this to work for Reauandfor Spring. Neither of them deserve what happened to their other halves."

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