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Jai with concern "Are you sure about this?"

No, thought Frankie, but she nodded "It’s just sohed "All right But I’m sure you’ve noticed that a lot of people are curious about you I doubt that anyone will be rude, but they’ll have plenty of questions, and if they can get you alone they ht take the chance to say so that the hu source of Iris’s unhappiness over the years Stay close to Trick and the rest of our pack at all ti to" Many Phoenix Pack members had attended Since they all couldn’t leave their territory at the sa the kids to the funeral, the pack had agreed that half would go to the burial and then go home so that the other half could attend the reception That way everyone got to pay their respects to Iris, and the kids would stay home and be well protected

Jaime looked at Trick "I’d say, ‘Take care of her,’ but I know you will" With that, she crossed to Dante

Ignoring the weight of his uided Frankie to the SUV and opened the door Once they were both inside, he twisted in his seat to face her "Let it out" She’d been holding her grief in all da him and his wolf crazy

"I can’t yet Not until after the reception"

"Frankie--"

"I can’t yet"

He sighed "All right But later, you have to let it all go"

"I will" It was a promise

Minutes later, Lydia and Cah the territory toward Iris’s cabin The whole ti in Of course, nothing sparkedsee and a relief

As they pulled up near the cabin and she hopped out of the vehicle, Frankie resisted glancing at the cabin that was a few kilo The cabin seeer than Iris’s It was also boarded up Apparently no one wanted to live in a place where one person had been murdered and another had committed suicide Understandable She was surprised the pack hadn’t just knocked the building down

Trick held his hand out "Ready?"

Slipping her hand into his, she nodded Lydia and Caave Frankie cover Her sensitive stoer foods, and perfuements, the cabin seemed dull--probably because everyone was dressed in black and thearea, and kitchen was all one open space, so it was easy to see that soathered around the buffet while others bustled around the kitchen Most, however, were seated around the den on the sofa, ar in hushed tones, cutlery clinking and clattering, and the subdued laughter fro yet et you a plate?"

She griht now"

With Trick at her side, Frankie wandered fro at raphs Lydia had already boxed up the things that Iris had kept at Phoenix Pack territory, saying it had felt cathartic Frankie wasn’t sure if she personally would have been able to handle so like that so quickly in Lydia’s situation, but she knew everyone handled grief in different ways

She pretended she was oblivious to the stares and avoidedeye contact with any of the Bjorn wolves In her currentquestions She was there for Iris, not--