RONAN
The burial was pretty simple for people who had given so much to the pack like my parents had, but it would have to be enough. Lily stood beside me, her small hand tucked into mine.
"Papa," she whispered.
"Yes?"
"Where is Mama Iris?" she asked. She had the worst timing possible, but I should have known she would ask about her at one point. I knelt beside her and brushed the hair from her face.
"She is .. away." I replied. That was the best I could come up with at the moment.
"Away where?" She asked, not relenting.
"Somewhere she had to go."
Lily's brow furrowed. "Is she dead? Like Grandma and Grandpa?"
"No," I said quickly. "She is not dead."
"Then why isn't she here?" Lily's voice cracked. "She should be here. She should be with us." I didn't have an answer and Lily star
