This world belongs to you

“I have no doubts” The Warlord said gently, his smile turning softer, and crinkling at the edges. He could see it in her, the worry for the future and the weight that would soon be on their shoulders. But perhaps it was more than that, as well. She had been abandoned by her family once before. Would it feel like he was doing the same, now?

He reached over, and wrapped his arms about her shoulders, pulling her close as he kissed her brow. “Your family, Hazel. my family, and I’ll be back. It’ll only be for a little while. This way, whatever you and Bas make of the pack, people can say that you earned it in your own right.”


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