I stayed with him the entire time. Since it was my spell that failed, it was my duty to take care of him. Mama would bring me clean clothes in the morning, and the doctors let me use their showers. Papa would bring me lunch, and the boys would stop after work with dinner. Bowie and I played cards...
I’d pulled up a chair next to Uncle Roman’s coffin and sat there pondering what the hell I had been thinking. Being Alpha was not what I’d wanted. I was going to have to quit the sheriff’s department. I loved that damn job and the people of Cedar River. I sure as hell didn’t want to take over the...