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Lydia spoke "Frankie, this is Clara--odmother and honorary aunt And these are her sons, Cruz, Eke, and Wendel If you need to tell the triplets apart, just re, Eke is the one with shoulder-length hair, and Wendel is the one with the scar on his forehead"

Frankie forced a s that she was shockingly locked in an inner battle with her wolf The ers walked in and the scent of rain, brine, and burned wood hit her nose, the anirowled, and swiped out with her claws Her anted to surface and lunge The scent had set her off--a scent that belonged to all three of them, since the triplets were identical

Clara clasped her hands together "You look so much like your ood that you’ve reconnected with the fa time"

"I have one of your sculptures in ht it a few years back Rosa"

Eke looked at Wendel and tilted his head "You mean the clay wo in places?"

"That’s the one," said Wendel His gaze returned to Frankie as he added, "The eyes--I don’t kno you did it, but whatever angle I stand at, I feel like its eyes are on ht at me"

"Oh, I’ve seen that piece," said Clara "I have to say, it scared me I hope you’ll coet to know you"

Frankie just smiled, thankful that Clara didn’t notice how strained the shtly, but he didn’t comment Only once the four Bjorn wolves disappeared down the tunnel with Jai a centering breath, Frankie rubbed at her chest Her wolf had never had such a visceral, violent reaction to a scent Frankie could only conclude that the aniood ed to

"You okay, Frankie?" asked Lydia, concerned

Frankie blanked her expression "Sure"

Lydia didn’t appear convinced, but she so see Iris now?"

"Won’t she be too tired to stand another visit?"

"Clara and the triplets weren’t in there very long, and seeing you will lift her spirits" As Lydia led Frankie through the tunnels, she said, "I have to be honest with you, Frankie, this may be the last tiive it two days at lad she’d co"

Finally they reached Iris’s roo another visitor?" She opened the door wide, revealing Frankie

Iris bea her shock at just how ard, and her voice eak and hoarse

"How are you?" Iris asked