Home. Needing the comforts of familiarity was evident. With the whirlwind that has been life these past couple of weeks, I craved the company of my family and the smell of Barrons pancake stacks in the mornings, but mostly it was Ava I needed in this moment. If anyone was going to hit me with a truth bomb about my life it would be her. ‘There you are you gorgeous girl! Or should I say beautiful young woman?’ Ellie suffocated me before I had both feet through the door. A tear in her eye mirrored by my own. ‘I missed you too!’ Returning her squeeze. Lycaon went off to meet Alpha Sloan and Beta Barron. He could sense how much I needed to be alone and I’ve known them for so long I really didn’t need to be there. Taking in the homely kitchen and smelling the fresh pot of coffee on the cou