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Tilly laughed. “It’s not that bad.”

“Maybe, but no one actually wants to live in Whoop-Whoop,” he insisted.

“I know this is a lot to digest. Just know that Tilly and I are here for you guys. If you have any questions or issues, please communicate with us.”

“So if we’re including her in all these major life-changing decisions, are you keeping her?” Jack asked.

“He means are you going to claim her?” Tom clarified.

“That’s what I said,” Jack insisted.

“She’s mine,” I told them.

“And he’s mine. We aren’t doing the patriarchal thing. We’re dingoes. Male and female Alphas rule equally.”

I leaned over and kissed.

“Ew, gross,” Hannah squealed.

“You already claimed her?” Toby asked.

“I have.”

I half expected him to argue with me about that too, but he didn’t.

“Good, I’m glad.”

“Me too.”

“We’re going to be okay,” she assured us all. “This is our Pack now.”

“Pack means family,” Hannah said.

“Exactly.”

Tilly

Chapter 17

For the first time since all of this began I finally got the chance to call home.

“Mom? It’s me, Tilly.”

“Tilly? Oh thank the Lord. Tilly’s alive!”

It broke my heart that they would even think otherwise, but given the dingo situation I supposed it was inevitable.

“I’m fine Mom. How are things at home?”

“I have no idea. We all went into hiding when reports came in that some of the Tribes went missing.”

“Oh thank God. I’m so glad to hear that. So everyone is okay?”

“There’s still been no word from your sister but otherwise we’re all accounted for now. Kayla ran into some trouble and was taken, but she fought them off and made it back to us just before we left.”

“But Kayla’s okay?”

“She’s fine.”

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