“What if it goes right?” Mom shot back. “I almost lost your dad because I was too scared. Don’t do that to yourself.”
“Draven asked me to move in with him,” I told them. “He wants me and Liam to be part of his pack and his life.”
“So what’s stopping you?” Dad asked softly.
I sighed. “I’m scared to rely on someone again after Marcus. Plus I don’t have a scent. What if he finds his true mate later?”
“Has he done anything to make you think he’d leave?”
“No,” I had to be honest. “He’s been totally committed.”
Dad nodded. “Sometimes love doesn’t follow the rules we expect, Sweetheart.”
“Think about it like this,” Mom said. “Would you rather spend your life wondering what could have been, or take a chance at being happy?”
Caroline’s POV
I smelled coffee when I came downstairs next morning. Mom was making pancakes in the kitchen, hair up in a messy bun.
“Morning honey. Sleep okay?” she asked, putting a perfect pancake on a plate.
“Best sleep in weeks,” I said. “Where’s Liam?”
Mom laughed while making more pancakes. “He’s with your dad in the barn, milking Daisy.”
I smiled, thinking about my city kid trying to milk a cow. “Better go check on Dad.”
Walking to the red barn through the wet grass, I heard Liam giggling. Inside, he was sitting on a little stool next to Dad, who was helping him milk the cow.
“Like that, little wolf,” Dad said. “Not too hard.”
Liam had his thinking face on, tongue sticking out. When milk hit the bucket, his eyes got huge.
“Mommy!” he yelled when he saw me. “I making milk!”
“Good job, baby,” I said, watching my dad teach my son just like he taught me.
After breakfast, we walked around the farm. My parents had turned their twenty acres into something amazing after Dad quit being Beta. There were apple and peach trees everywhere, a huge garden full of vegetables, and plenty of animals. They had one cow, two pigs, and about twelve chickens, making it the perfect little farm.
Liam loved collecting eggs with Mom, being super careful with each one. He went crazy for the ducks in the pond, especially when the babies followed their mom in a line.
“Mommy, can Daven come swim with me?” Liam asked, pointing at the pool.
My heart hurt. “Baby, Draven’s in another city. He can’t come right now.”
“But he said he’d teach me swimming,” Liam’s lip started shaking.
“I know. We’ll see him when we go home,” I said, seeing Mom smile.
“Home?” she asked when Liam ran off chasing a butterfly.
“Harbor Bay’s home now,” I said. “That’s where our life is.”
Mom squeezed my hand. “Wherever makes you two happy is home.”
Elle showed up after lunch in her fancy car, bringing presents for everyone. My parents hugged her like another daughter and showed her everything on the farm.
“Oh my god, Robert, this place is amazing!” Elle said, looking at the stream. “I’m telling Nate we need something like this later.”
Dad hugged Elle. “This is your home too. You and Nate can come anytime.”
Later, Elle wanted to go shopping in town. “Lena, need anything from the market?” she asked Mom.
“Yeah,” Mom gave her a list. “Can you get these? The honey here’s way better than Harbor Bay’s.”
“We put Liam in Elle’s car and promised him ice cream. Driving through town brought back so many memories.”
“Remember sneaking out to that Crescent Lake party?” Elle laughed as we passed it.
“How could I forget? Dad grounded me forever!”
The town square looked exactly the same. Same fountain, same benches, even the same old popcorn guy.
“Popcorn?” Elle asked, and I nodded. Some things never change.
We walked around with Liam eating his popcorn. Everything was fine until we passed some Blood Moon Pack women who started talking shit.
“Isn’t that the one without a scent who got rejected at her ceremony?”
“I heard she got knocked up right after her ex got married.”
“That kid’s probably a bastard. Why’s she even back here?”
Elle got super pissed, her eyes turning gold. “I swear I’ll kill them.”
I grabbed her. “Don’t. They’re not worth it.”
“How are you so calm?” she asked.
“Because none of it matters anymore,” I said, actually meaning it. “I used to care so much. Used to cry myself to sleep over what people said. Now? I got my amazing kid, great friends, awesome job, and…”
“And a hot Alpha who’s crazy about you,” Elle grinned.
I rolled my eyes but smiled. “I’m not part of Blood Moon pack anymore. Who cares what they think?”
We went to the market to finish shopping fast. Everyone loved Liam, except the gossips. We were almost done when I heard a voice I never wanted to hear again.
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