Page 42 of Tied to Hope
“Actually, I’ve come to pick up Little Sparrow.”
Brie looked at Rytsar, her heart dropping. “Why?”
“I’m leaving for Russia,radost moya.”
She swallowed hard, trying to keep her tears back. “You’re leaving us?”
“Da. There is business in my homeland that I must attend to. Thankfully, Wolf Pup has agreed to take Little Sparrow while I’m gone.”
“Sir and I would have been happy to—” Brie began.
“No,” Faelan interrupted. “Durov and I have a long-standing agreement. Whenever he leaves, Little Sparrow is mine to look after.” He knelt down and rubbed the dog’s furry head. “The two of us have a special bond.”
The dog wagged her tail enthusiastically, licking Faelan’s face with obvious adoration.
“Besides,” Rytsar stated, smirking at Brie. “I can’t imagine my comrade surviving with a dog in his new house, on top of thekot.”
Brie giggled to herself, thinking back on all the trouble Rytsar had with Shadow in the beginning. “Still…I’m positive Sir and I could make it work.”
“No one is stealing away my time with Little Sparrow,” Faelan declared, standing back up. “Isn’t that right, girl?”
She ran to the door, staring at the plastic Frisbee in his hand.
Faelan shrugged. “I never could resist those big brown eyes.” Nodding to Brie and Rytsar, he announced, “I’ll be back in a few.”
After Faelan left, Brie turned to face Rytsar. “I’m worried.”
He chuckled. “Don’t be,radost moya. The Wolf Pup may not compare to me, but Little Sparrow likes him well enough.”
She knew he was avoiding the real issue by purposely misunderstanding her, but she played along with it, respecting Sir’s advice. “I thought you stopped calling him Wolf Pup.”
“I did, but the kid insisted. Claimed he missed the nickname—something about it keeping him humble.”
Brie looked out the large window as Faelan sent the Frisbee flying through the air and Little Sparrow took off after it.
Todd Wallace never stopped surprising her.
He’d grown into a remarkable man—so different from the boy who had opened the door for her every day in his pursuit of her while she attended the Submissive Training Center.
Faelan was a fighter but, over the years, he’d proven himself not only to be exceedingly brave but also unfailingly loyal. Protecting her from Lilly, then going to Russia to rescue Rytsar and losing his eye because of it…
Rather than retreating into himself after such a significant loss, Faelan had somehow become stronger and more determined. Brie suspected that part of the reason was due to his new girlfriend, Kylie.
Not that long ago, Brie had been certain that Mary and Faelan were meant for each other, and she had worked hard to make it happen.
Faelan even collared the girl but, in the end, Mary broke his heart.
Brie felt personally responsible for that due to how hard she’d pushed the two together, and Faelan had every reason to resent Brie for it—but he didn’t.
Following the traumatic breakup, he moved back to LA and threw himself into scening at the Haven, quickly building a reputation among subs and Doms alike.
It seemed funny to Brie now that she’d thought Faelan was extremely arrogant when she first met him.
While it was true that Faelan was confident as a Dom, she’d come to understand he was humble as a man. He’d lived under the immense guilt of having killed one of his classmates in a car accident when he was young. But, it wasn’t until Kylie entered the picture that Faelan finally faced his past and was able to move on.
Hearing from Rytsar that Faelan had insisted that he keep calling him the Wolf Pup only highlighted how grounded Faelan truly was.
Brie respected him more for it.
