*Blake*
I can't recall a time when my emotions were more overwhelming than at my parent's funeral. That day, I was engulfed in sadness, longing, and horror at the thought of losing their guidance. Yet, even amid this profound grief, I found a resilience within me that would eventually guide me through the healing process.
That day, Brody was devastated, heck he had been devastated since the day he witnessed our mother's death, and I truly wanted to help him overcome the feeling of guilt, yet I wasn't in the best place myself, although I pretty well masked it. I had my lovely mate to help me. Rory kept me together and functioning through the entire ordeal and the months after. I'm not ashamed to admit that I was a mess, I couldn't cope with my parent's absence, and I turned out to be a pr
