our Mother too." Maureen smiled as she placed a cup of tea unbidden

I would love to hopefully be able to get to know you both more, if that's possible. All of this side of the family really." She answered genuinely. "I feel like, I ha

I can't make any guarantees." Maureen warned. "But, I'm sure you're Uncle Robert will want to say hello, and he has a daughter Iona who can talk the

s, down by the coast." Colt answered, sipping the tea that tasted eerily like how her Mom would make it. She f

e clamping down on immigration and the l

here we live, though there was stil a fair bit of paperwork. More for Solaris though. You wouldn't believe how expensive it is to fly a horse across the Atlantic." Colt paused

up on Colt's nerves. "No matter." She shook her head. "Ignore me Dear, our wildcat numbers are dwindling rapidly with eac

thankfully was saved from responding when her grandfather reappea

your house, Girl?" He d

ork out what it was. "It is on the south-western edge of the Ardair peninsula. Do you know it? The yard, I mean the garden opens right up onto the dunes, and down to a white sandy c

d by the sudden silence that had over taken them, and the silent communication that seemed to b

e you have bought sounds lovely, Dear, it is just on their clan lands, so it gave us pause that's all." She answ

e this much concern?" Colt asked, curious a

ry disputes, and we aren't exactly a breed of shifter know

. "Ignore your Grandad Colt, he is full of outdated ideas about modern reality. Just like

and as soon as he recognised it his heart softened slightly. She was definitely a Campbell wildcat, but there was something else abou

an asked. Taking a deep breath in through his nose, he spok

come up sooner or later, she just hadn't envisioned it coming up so quickly. It force

her it the womb, and now, I am who I am." She sighed, taking a deep breath before continuing with the hardest part of the conversation. "And, I am mated. Or at least, I was. To an Alpha wolf, my true mate. But, let's just say, it didn't work out." She finished quickly, her di

s wrong with him, then? Too controlling? Domineering? Violent? The wet dog

een scolded h

when we mated. He was suffering from *solum rabidus* as a result. It's where the wolf's mate drive caus

Girl." James state

rwhelmed him. He lost himself, and he then betrayed our bond. I can't forgive him. I understand why, but I just can't be with him now. So, yes. I ran away, but from mysel

t seriously pissed her off that it was coming from her instinct to pr

further. "And, you, James Campbell, will bloody well behave yourself, or so help me, I will not be responsible for my actions! The girl has been through enough. She is one of ours, and if you

n him from Maureen's speech. Huffing, he stomped out o

to her grandmother, "I should probably get going, I have a lot of unpacking to do." She sighed. "This is my n

or, "Would it be alright to give you a hug, Dear?" You do

etching her arms out, and embracing her grandmother. "It was really great t

in properly, so he behaves next time." S

is, and you can count on it." Then she ste

--

bungalow, and they stood together at the window

u know." Maureen chastised hi

He added, moving to sit on the couch beside her, while rummaging

I would put money on him not even knowing where she is. Actually I would put money on the fact that he

ven't told her?" J

ld come if she knew what was expected of her.

she is on their land, they w

here's no way they will suspect enough to investigate." Maureen replied, brushing off her mate's

asking for clarity, while looking at his mate in the

ee decades." Maureen shrugged, unaffect

or Colt just can't