Chapter 17

The next few weeks were very quiet. Mikko had nowhere to go. He wasn't required to put out any of the fires in there werewolf world. He was just there for his children, and it was amazing to watch my children interact with their father. We hadn't gone on any other dates, but we spent the days together raising our children like a real family. There were definitely times where Mikko was distant, but he wasn't like he used to be. Around other wolves, the hardened exterior came out. Whenever he knew the house was being patrolled, he would act a bit different. It was as though he didn't trust anyone to know how he felt about his family. I had a feeling it was because of JJ. I talked with him via email. We weren't anything more than old friends reconnecting. I knew they were all coming back soon. I could feel it in the darkened cloud that was coming for us. It wasn't going to be long until something happened, which made sleep hard to come by.