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"Today, if you are well enough"

"Sounds good"

Lucien was scowling "I don’t know about that, you’ve just woken up"

Caia sighed, a wave of sadness washing over her "I’m fine Unlike Mordecai and Anders" She looked to theed the loss "When will their funerals be held?"

Marion shook her head "There won’t be a funeral for either of them We hold a ceremony here at the Center annually to commemorate the dead We’ll honor the two of the of Anders loyal , of course But they’re soldiers first and foremost Lyla has been promoted to Unit Leader"

"And you? Marion, you took a few hits"

She shrugged like it was no big deal "It’s Michael and Rose ounded"

Rose

She blinked up at Lucien’s pinched face "Is she OK?"

He nodded "She’s healing up pretty good So is Michael"

She thought of the Council, of her plans How he didn’t know about any of it "You should go to her," Caia told hiht away that her tone had sent him into lockdown - he jerked away from her, his face frozen, his eyes hard "Yeah Glad you’re OK"

And then he was gone

She stared at her suite door, wishing she didn’t have any pride, that she could yell out after him and tell him she didn’t care if he loved Rose, he was her mate so he had to stay with her

Marion clucked, "He sat by your bedside for the last few hours you know"

"Was he with Rose before that?"

The witch’s silence confir to eat she felt a lot h to take a little tour around the Center with Marion as her companion She talked to the students and candidates and answered as ned so she was prepared for, but at theway in helping her with her plan While she was listening to Desi and Ophelia chatter away about how jealous everyone was that they were friends with her, Marion tapped her on the shoulder and she turned in the doorway of the classroo with a lykan she didn’t recognize He was a tall, well-built Elder whose soft eyes re of ho herself fro Travellers, Caia ue Hunter and her co to say the least

As soon as she reached them, Phoebe thrust her hand out to Caia, her face serious, yet her eyes filled hat could alerly, she shook the other feripped too hard

"Caia Ribeiro, I would like to introduce you to my father and pack Alpha, Alistair MacLachlan"

She had expected to be subjected to the sarip handshake, but instead she found herself crushed in hisshyly and sed her sigh of relief when he let her go

"My daughter tells me you are the one who discovered the attack on hts responsible"

Feeling heat blooed helplessly "I had a lot of help from Phoebe and a few others"

Phoebe shook her head, as serious as ever "She’s being modest, father," she tutted "I’ve never understood that trait"

Alistair chuckled "Yes, we know"

Caia didn’t knohether to laugh or admonish him Didn’t he know Phoebe had no sense of humor? Phoebe merely frowned at him and turned back to her "We wanted to thank you, personally"

"Yes" The Alpha grinned He shook his head, disbelieving, as his eyes washed over her "Such a little thing, and yet froiant As you uessed, Phoebe isn’t really a people person-"