Dad

The second Black Moon since the day she met Nate again had just started, yet Lara was already tired to the bone.

She was planning to cook for her family - since Melanie would have been in an odd mood as well - but she couldn't help but want to sleep more. Before, when that happened, she would just grit her teeth and focus on her cubs. Yet, with a family helping her, relaxing was just too much of a temptation.

For some unknown reason, Scarlet had been very, very affectionate with Nate for the whole time, and Jaden was busy chatting with his father. They were so taken by each other that they forgot to cling to Lara and ask her about her day, sniffing her scent in search of the people she met. Nor did they complain any further about her playing with other pups. Were they turning for the better, becoming less territorial and adapting to living in a pack?

She couldn't know it, but she hoped it was like that.