Chapter 143

"five months" I took a deep breath "We wait five months" "You look happy" mom ran her fingers softly through my hair as I sat at her feet by the sofa. "I'm excited" I told her. She smiled "I know. I'm happy that you took her situation into consideration. You are one of the bravest wolf I have ever known and I'm proud of you" "I think you spoke too soon mom" I leaned into her touch "you don't know of my intentions" She shook her head "I'm just happy that the baby's here, safe and sound. I thought it will happen again you know. I thought it's a curse. Thank you for lifting a decades old burden off my shoulder" "How do you do it?" I barely whispered "How do you live with his past every day?" "I don't know" she took a heavy breath "Sometimes it's easy to forget for months. At other times it pinches me at the back of my mind staying with me as a reminder. And then there are days when something happens