Byron I was so relieved that Daphne was home. Daphne had always been like a ray of sunshine in the house, and I honestly dreaded the day that she would find her mate and leave us. After our parents and the betas died, we were left with the monumental task of raising a teenage girl, but the truth is that Daphne did more to raise us. Now she had taken Bella under her wing, and it was a relief to see that Bella was comfortable and relaxed with her. I was even a little jealous of how quickly Daphne had managed to pull her out of her protective shell. They had watched movies together and I found them on the couch in Bella’s room, with Bella’s feet in Daphne’s lap, while Daphne applied pink nail polish to Bella’s toes. “Ah, Byron! What do you think!” Daphne gestured to the pink toenai