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“When was the last time you talked to them?”

“Besides for two seconds last night, I don’t know Years”

“Years?” she says with a gasp She stops walking and turns to me with heartbreak in her eyes “It’s been years and they live on the same property as you?”

I shrug, trying todeal “My bear interacts with them from time to time”

“Interacts with them? What does that mean?”

“It means he attacks them if they step into the forest”

She exhales long and hard as she shakes her head in disbelief “So, this should be interesting?”

I nod “Yeah This should be interesting”

“Are you sure you’re up for it?”

I nod even though I’ back to the forest right now, but I want her to be well fed and taken care of That’s my ultimate priority

“I ao inside”

We head to the cabin and I open the door for her without knocking

“You go first,” she says, pushing me in

I take a deep breath and walk in They all stop what they’re doing and turn to us with the saht, only when they see a pretty girl bya little lower

“Hello,” Courtney says, waving aardly “It sood in here”

No one answers Julian and a wo—at least they were until alked in Now they’re just standing next to the ss Ca with an adorable baby, and Logan is at the table holding a newspaper that he’s no longer reading He’s staring at us in shock under his black cowboy hat

The toasts pop and they all juh

“I thought I had too ht,” Cas”

“Nope,” I say with a gulp “It’s me”

“Hi!” the woets to her feet “I’m Willow Cameron’s mate” She shakes our hands and smiles at us She has kind brown eyes with her sandy brown hair tied up into a ponytail I’ve seen her around froht she worked on the farm I had no idea that Cameron had found his mate