The following afternoon they boarded the plane and returned to Arizona. Even if they were absent only three days, Amy missed the ranch, it was now her home but most of all she missed Alba. She got down on her knees and laughed as Alba's long rough tongue licked her face.
"I missed you," Alba mentally projected.
"I missed you too and I worried you would have the pups without me. You look like you might explode."
The wolf gently nipped her arm and Amy rubbed the spot. "I didn't mean that as an insult, you are beautiful."
Amy saw a similar look on Ivan's face, but his was from a lifetime of love and it was a heartwarming sight. He turned on his heel, left the room, and returned in wolf form.
Ivan followed Alba over to her favorite rug and lay down beside her. He began grooming Alba and s
