*Miranda’s POV* When the sun came up I begged for it to go away. I wasn’t ready to get out of bed, but even less so, I wasn’t ready to face the world or anyone in it. If I was going to lose George to my cousin, like I have lost everything else in my life, ever... I swore to myself that I would raise this little pup on my own. If I was going to be a single mom, I would be a kick ass one. There were still eighteen years left to figure out the damned curse, and if push ever came to shove, I’d trade places with my baby in a heartbeat. “Knock, knock!” I heard Phoenix call from the other side of the door. With a groan, I pulled the covers over my head and pretended that nobody was there. It was impossible since she merely came in without invitation moments later. “I have brought you something

