*David* She’s not waiting for me. I don’t know why I thought she would be, but my heart sinks when I realize she’s not. Molly’s kids aren’t here, either. Surely, she’s just watching them. I pass everyone and go inside the packhouse, trying to find her. She’s not in our room. Our items are here. I can smell that she was here, but she’s not. “What did you do?” Audrey asks me. I turn to find the former queen standing in the doorway with Tyler in her arms. “I didn’t mean to.” “You need to fix this,” she tells me. Her eyes are burning, though her body is relaxed. I suspect she’d have a bit more to say to me if she didn’t have the pup in her arms. “I plan to,” I tell her. “It’s… I…” I sigh. I don’t want to explain this to her. I used to be her alpha, for goodness sake. “Ca

