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It’s good that this seems like closure for us, and we can move forward with being best friends again.

We are both at a place that we can be happy for one another and that is a good feeling.

Chapter Sixteen

Isaac

After I leave Hailey talking with Max, I smile to myself since I don’t feel threatened at all. I know they will always be friends.

I can even see myself becoming friends with Max. Something I never thought would happen.

When I get into the house, I see boxes in my living room. I walk over to them and smile. These are the things I had ordered for Hailey.

I make quick work of putting the gifts away before she comes home. I wonder how long it will take for her to notice.

I toss around ideas about the old pack lands, since no one wants to live there.

When I come up with an idea, I call Ryker. I want to set up a place for the feral shifters that come out of the barrier. Lots of them are only just getting their humanity back, so it would be nice if we can help them as they step back into their human lives again.

Especially for the ones that don’t want to go back home.

With Hailey’s healing ability, maybe we can actually save more people. I think that some of them are like Deke; they didn’t want to lose their humanity, but the pain and grief was too much.

When I tell Ryker, he seems to think it’s a good idea and tells me that I will be the one in charge of running it.

It’s exciting that he’s going to let me handle this. I can’t wait to tell Hailey.

I get so immersed in writing down plans for the new feral shifter retreat that I don’t hear Hailey come in.

She wraps her arms around me, causing me to jump.

“Shit, you scared me,” I mutter.

“You were so lost in thought. I kept calling your name,” she says, moving to sit beside me.

“I was working on something, so I didn’t hear you,” I tell her.

“What are you working on so hard?” she asks, looking over all the papers I had managed to write out with my ideas.

“I had a plan to help feral shifters using the pack lands that nobody knew what to do with. Ryker told me to go ahead with it and asked me to head the project. I got excited and started writing everything down so I wouldn’t forget,” I say.

“Tell me about it,” she says, smiling proudly at me.

So, I tell her everything I wanted to do. Her excitement for me illuminates her eyes.

It feels good that she is encouraging me. I finally feel useful for a change.

“Max wants everyone to come over after he found out you have a pool and theatre room,” she tells me once I’m done talking.

I nod my head. “That’s a good idea. I’m sure everyone could use some relaxing after the last stressful few months.”

“Then we will set it up,” she says before pulling me in for a kiss.

My wolf stirs at the feel of her lips on mine. I can tell he’s more hopeful but still doesn’t want to come out much because he doesn’t feel she truly wants us.

I can feel it in my heart that she does want us.

One of these days, he will see it too.

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