Reminisce

When Rhyme wasn’t with Samara he was doing what he could of his pack duties. Patrolling mostly, the physical exercise helped to keep his mind on the straight and narrow. He was still fragile but had made it leaps and bounds when it came to recovering from the loss. Rhyme had trouble forgiving himself for his shortcomings more than ever now. He couldn’t change the past though, no matter how much he willed it. There were others in the pack who felt the same way.

The once alpha found himself on the trail of Beat, Vail’s son and Shaye’s nephew. Rhyme hadn’t been able to be there for those children either, who seemed to have nearly all disappeared after losing their surrogate mother. Rhyme had almost gone himself. ”Beat,” he greeted softly with a grin that had only recently returned to his life. ”You look well.” He observed, praising the boy and his accomplishment of health.