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Rose had been so excited about going to the park. She couldn’t sit stil

morning. She had refused a nap, being too excited to go. Rose practically vibrated out of her skin as Sam arrived at the house, Rose demanded a piggyback ride on the way to the bpark/bb. /bSom smiled at her and bent down. She climbed onto his hack and away we went. He adjusted his grip on the pic basket and Rose on

his bhack /b

Uncle Mike and I talked as we made our way towards the park. I was looking forward to seeing the park for the first time in seven years. I thought about all the fun times I had ying here. He pointed out different things to me as we make our way through the three blocks to the city park in the middle of the pack.

The park showed its age as we arrived shortly after one. The equipment showed the peeling paint and rust signs. The stic showed sun–wear and aging.

As we arrive at the park, Rose slid off Sam’s hack and takes off towards the equipment. She climbs the steps as fast as her little legs allow her to. It takes ba /bfew minutes before she is standing at the top of the multi level equipment that bhas /btforms, slides, and other climbing equipment. Rose smiles and waves at us from the top as we sit off to the side on a park bench. She then takes off across the bridge to look from a different tform.

Sam and I sit on the bench as Mike parks his wheelchair beside us. I smile as I watch her smile at us. Rose talks to herself as the races from one tform to another. She is in her own little bworld /bbas /bbshe /bsmiles band /bexplores.

“Mommy! I princess of world!” Rose shouts excitedly bfrom /bwhere she is perched.

“You are.” I tell her with a smile. I turn band /blook at bSam/b. “Thank you foring with.”

“Don’t worry about it,” he bdismisses/b. bSam /bscans bthe /bbarea /blike he bis /bexpecting a fight.

I can’t me him. Rose and I were supposed to be safe at the hospital and had been attacked by a visiting Alpha. Why has thest three weeks had to be soplicated?

Yes, I was free from my parents. But now everything was different and unfamiliar. With them, I had structure for my life and Rose’s. Yes, I was reunited with the twins. But now, they were my mates. I was terrified I would mess up with them. Yes, I had freedom and was able to leave their house. But the pack had moved on as I had been forced to remain hidden away. Everything was so different

now

“Everything will be okay,” Uncle Mike says, breaking me out of my thoughts.

“It’s just a lot,” I tell them. I feel like I bhave /bbeen saying that ba /bblot /btely.

“You have us if you

ever want to btalk /babout it,” he says as he pats my hand.

“I know, James bsaid /bthe same thing. I just don’t know where to begin,” bI /banswer.

“Start where you feelfortable and when you feelfortable,” Mike tells me

I nod my head as I try to spot Rose, l

up as I can’t spot her right off the bbat/b.

“She’s in the tubs

tube, bSam /bsays, he must feel me stiffen.

My eyes shoot to the tube to try and find my daughter, I spot her bafter /ba second. Her hair is sticking up at odd angles from static. electricity from bthe /bstic of the tube/ Her hair bmakes /bme smile. bGoddess/b, I wish my leg was fully healed so I can climb the equipment with her.

“Hi darling.” Mark purrs in my ear.

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I sit up straighter in both at being startled and because of what his voice does to me

Goddess, he should always whitper in our ear,” Beren sighs in contentment.

I want to agree, but I am not going to go there right now. We are in public and I’m not going to get hory. I turn to shoot a re at bMark/b. But I stop my re as I don’t spot Cal. He must see the confusion on my face.

“Sam’s sister, Molly, needed to talk with him,” he tells us.

“What did my sister need?” Sam asks in confusion.

“Don’t know, I didn’t stick around to find out,” Markught,

Sam gives him a t look.

I try to remember Mally, I can barely remember her. I feel like she had the same dark brown hair as Sam. But other than that. I don’t remember what she looks likeb. /bI bite bhack /ba sigh. I try not to be jealous that Cal stayed behind to be able to talk to her. I am about to say something when I spot Cal running towards the park.

Mark smiles as he sees my face. He gives me a knowing look. “Hi Rosebud,” Mark shouts as he btakes /boff towards

“Daddy,” she squeals as she tries to find a way down to give Mark a hug.

“Hi love,” bCal /bbsays /bas he ees up to us and kisses my head.

our day?

“Hi, I tell him with a smile, “How was your

“Boring.” he tells me as he jumps the park bench.

I bugh /bat him as he settles on the bench beside me.

“You could have walked around,” Sam states ndly.

“This bwas /bquicker,” he bsays /bas he moves me

into his bp/bb. /b

I let out a chuckle bas /bI getfortable. “You just acted like Mark,” I tell bhim/b.

ne.” bhe /bbsays /bbwith /ba smirk.

“Can’t let him always be the immature one,

b“/bbPapa/b!” bRose /bughs bas /bshe waves from a different tform now. She appeared to still be trying to find a bway /bdown. She seems to get impatient and lets bout /ba cry.

“I got you,” Markughs as he quickly scales the side of the equipment to get to Rose. He picks her up and holds her in one arm as he climbs over the side of the equipment. bMark /bclimbs down the side.

I’m about to yell at Mark when Cal wraps his arms around my waist.

Mark must see my face. He brings Rose to me and states, “Sorry.”

“I princess of castle,” bRose /bsays happily as she points back towards the equipment.

“That byou /bare.” Cal rumbles bas /bhe sets bhis /bchin on my shoulder. I lean back into him and rx,

“Come on Rosebud, let’s go y some more. Maybe you can get

Sam to y with us,” bMark /bsmirks.

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“No,” Sani growls.

with James, because she breaks out the puppy

in pruptry eyes, Sam is putty

“Please Uncle bSanny/b,” Rose pleads. She must have been training. in her hands as he heaves a sigh. He gets up and follows Mark and Rone.

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