Chapter 40. Alyn

Valerie

“And then…and then one of them fell into the pool.” Sophia giggled against me and a smile reached my lips.

“That sounds horrendous.” I said, earning a snort from her.

“Absolutely horrendous.” She said before devolving into laughter.

We hadn't gone far this time, spending time in the garden at the backyard where I'd rested for several minutes. Sophia had kept me company, regaling me with tales of some of her entertaining moments within the pack house and even amongst her siblings.

She was an older sister, I'd learned, with two brother pups that were more amusement than trouble, especially in their awkward stage of not being able to control their wolf instincts.

Gazing at the greenery I was leaving behind, a sigh left me. Another week passed in the blink of an eye. Yet unlike the first, things felt peaceful.

“Is something wrong Lu… Miss?”

I turned to meet Sophia's curious stare. Any little thing it seemed, was enough to s