IRIS
After the talk with Ronan and the agreement to not keep anything from each other, things felt like they had changed. The invisible wall that had been between us felt lifted. The afternoon hours passed, Lily woke up and busied herself with her father and I gave them their space until dinner time.
Dinner was chaotic as expected. Lily chatted through the entire meal, telling me about her favorite books, the games she played with the other pack pups, and the way her grandma made the best fruit cakes in the entire pack. Most of it was directed at me, not her father, but me.
Like her little self had already decided I belonged in the pack, and it was her responsibility to properly introduce me to her life. I found myself smiling more than I had in days.
Pup is good, my wolf observed, wa
