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    Das‘ p.o.v.


    I wake up in the morning, sandwiched between both my Mates. My head is on Daxton’s chest, while I have one of Darius‘ legs locked in ce with my own.


    Both of them are still fast asleep and I take a moment to let the issue we have to deal with today run through my mind. It is a mess, alright. We can’t leave the Pack without an Alpha, so finding his recement is a must.


    “Are you awake, Sis?” I hear Benton ask through the mind–link and I smile at the endearment.


    Benton and Dave have talked a lot with Aunt Eliza and me, hoping they will tell us everything their parents put them through. We only manage to get bits and pieces out of them<b>, </b>but I will never give up trying to get the full story out of them.


    “Yes, I am.” I answer <i>hi </i>


    “Need me for something, little bro?”


    “Just want to talk and Dave is still asleep.” He answers me and I slowly detangle myself from my Mates, after promising Benton I will be there as soon as I can.


    I have taken a shower by the time Daxton stirs and he smiles as I walk out of the bathroom, but he looks disappointed when he realizes that I am fully dressed.


    “Sorry, Benton needs someone to talk to and he seems to trust me enough to reach out.” I say as I lean over to kiss him.


    “Listen to what he has to say. Only respond if he asks a genuine question.” Daxton mumbles before he turns on his other side.


    I walk around the bed to kiss Darius on his forehead and I hear him softly growl. It could have been Camus, though.


    Benton is waiting for me down the hall, in front of the only suite not upied on this floor. The elevator dings as I am nearing it and Jesper walks out with a cart full of good–smelling stuff.


    “I’ll take it from here, Jesper. Thank Belinda for arranging this.” I say as I take the cart from him and walk down the hall toward Benton.


    He helps me to put everything on the table and after pouring myself some coffee, I look at my baby Brother. His eyes are focused on his te and I keep reminding myself that he has to initiate this conversation.


    “I have no idea why I dreamt about it or why I even forgot about it, but I heard Mom mention you once<b>. </b>She was talking to Elder Dawn about Dy’s ne and that she needed it to keep you from shifting.” Benton finally says.


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    My first instinct is to let Charna take over, but then I remember Daxton’s words and I keep quiet.


    “Elder Dawn seemed to know who you were, because she didn’t ask Mom any questions. She exined to Mom that she would ce someone at the vault who wouldn’t check the box when she returned it. Both of them were involved in trying to suppress your Lycan and I am d they failed.” Benton tells me.


    “That makes two of us, Buddy. That makes two of us.” I respond in my head and Charna entirely agrees with me.


    “Do you think that Mom would have handled things differently if she had known that Walker wouldn’t give the ne to you?” Benton asks.


    I take another sip from my coffee to think about a response to his question. Truthfully, I can’t answer his question. That would be a game of What ifs and I don’t want to go down that road.


    “I can’t answer that, not even our Mother could answer it. Things often y out in a certain


    and we will never know what could have been if we had done things differently. It is the reason for most of us to gather as much information as we can before making a decision.” I


    way,


    answer.


    For a few minutes, we sit there in silence while eating our breakfast. I can tell there is more on his mind and I will give him the time he needs to find the courage to talk to me.


    “I’m d you uncovered the truth. Dave and I have been feeling a lot better now that our parents are no longer around. He said that it always felt as if we had to weigh each word we wanted to say before actually saying it.” Benton speaks up before taking another bite of his scrambled eggs.


    I can’t imagine living my life that way; maybe I was better off with the treatment Walker gave than to watch every word I spoke.


    A knock on the door pulls me from my thoughts and a secondter, Dave pops his head around the door.


    “Room for one more?” He asks and when I nod, he walks into the suite, He sits down on my other side and I feel Charna reaching out to both of them, but without their Wolves, they won’t notice it.


    We eat the rest of our breakfast in silence and when I finally lean back in my seat, Benton pushes my chair back enough to sit on myp. He is only fourteen and still a kid who just wants to be loved.


    “Come find me whenever you need a hug or a cuddle, I will always be there for you and Dave.” I say through the mind–link, ensuring that Dave heard me too.


    “Are you ready to leave?” Uncle Vaughn asks as he opens the door and I see him smile when he


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    sees Benton curled up in myp. “I know he isn’t too old for cuddles, but one of these days he will be too big.‘


    Benton chuckles as he wraps his arms around my neck and buries his nose in my hair, while softly mumbling that he will never be too big for cuddles.


    Our bags are already packed and I walk out of the door and into Darius‘ arms.


    “I missed you when I woke up, Little One.” He says as he lifts me of the floor and I wrap my legs around his waist as he turns us toward the elevator.


    “Let’s get this issue resolved, I want to go home. Benton says as he jumps onto Daxton’s back and hitches a piggy back ride to the ground floor. Daxton doesn’t put him down when we exit the elevator, but takes of running toward the SUVS with aughing Benton on his back.


    I like hearing my Mates and my Brothersughing and I don’t care what the reason for theirughter is, I want to see them happy.