I spent the days working, the afternoons helping Dahlia and her family move into my home, and the nights on patrol. The Alpha had become a bit paranoid about Echo being pregnant and her protection. It was a common fact that Echo was taken from her mother as a baby because of her healing abilities. There was no way to tell if her cub would be gifted with the same abilities or not. Keeping safer than sorry, we were diligent. We kept the lines watched, doubling and tripling our details every night. It had to be done. Her life was as important as anyone else’s. I was exhausted. I hadn’t spent much time with Dahlia. The combination didn’t leave me very calm or patient. “Can’t you take the night off? You’ve been gone every night for a week.” “I can talk to Rev.” I made the call and to my surprise was relieved for the night.
