233 Grace: Dad is Home
Thankfully, wolves are built–in trackers.
Randy, only a step behind with Bun in one arm, pulls him calmly out of the doorway as Sara bounces on her feet in the hall, her face pale. Super Nanny to the rescue.
“It’s fine. They probably just want to explore. They’re smart”
“It’s gonna die out there. We’re in wolf territory. They’ll eat it.” Sara’s voice drops to a horrified whisper. “They’ll eat its guts first, probably.”
Very, very calm.
Too calm, damn it.
“Yeah,” Jer nods, for once in complete agreement with his older sister. “That cat food stinks. So does the dog food. No wonder their poop is so stinky, too.”
Kids are so fast, but my reflexes are slowly catching up to their insanity.
A muffled crack echoes as he bounds out the door and suddenly there’s no man but a massive silver–gray wolf racing into the shadows. He’s smaller than Fenris–well, every wolf is smaller than Fenris–but still a good two hundred pounds of muscle and teeth vanishing into the night.
Now that I’m inside, Sara’s sharp eyes zero in on the empty leash dangling from my hand. “Where’s Sadie?” she asks, panic raising her voice to a new high.
“Then do dogs taste like cows?”
So great.
All in all, it’s a wonderful night for our new little family plus our Lycan helpers. No Rafe sightings, no random bullies Ellie’s thrown my way, no messages from the App–which is still under emergency maintenance–and aside from a message from Lyre saying a few Lycans will be driving the children to us once they’re stabilized, it’s… calm.
Seriously, he makes it all look so easy. I’m mildly jealous.
Sara scrambles onto the dinette bench, pressing her face against the window and cupping her hands around her eyes to block the reflection. “What if the wolves eat them before Dilly gets there?” she whispers, breath fogging the glass.
“They’re probably goners,” the boy says solemnly, climbing up beside her. “Wolves probably like cats because they taste like chicken.”
I probably should have expected that.
Instead of panicking, I just loop the now–loose leash around my hand and head inside, further unsurprised when a furnado dashes out with a yowl the moment I give it a chance at freedom.
She’s not a real dog, anyway. My fears for her safety have largely disappeared since Caeriel’s little insights at the Wash–N–Were, because I’m sorry but no dog on this planet goes around giving reports to anyone. Not unless “reports” has become a new euphemism for dog shit.
“No! You let out the cat!” Jer wails, about to jump out of the RV instead of taking the three steps like a normal person.
“But the caaaaaat!” Jer shouts, grabbing at my wrist and staring anxiously beyond me, straining to find a single white kitty in the darkness.
Hopefully it’s nothing bad.
Or he’s forgetful.
“Wait, no, it’s not-” I don’t even get to finish my sentence before Dylan tosses his shirt into Randy’s hands and bolts out the door.
I press my fingers against my forehead with a sigh. Dylan’s response time is admirable and probably unnecessary, but I guess it’s better not to call him back. Who knows what those two are up to. I’m pretty sure they’ll be fine, but it’s always possible they won’t be. They wouldn’t run off like this without reason. Something clearly has their attention.
Sara stops her window–gazing for a second to give me an accusing look. “The cat probably wants better food.”
Randy’s eyes widen with alarm. “I’ll tell Dylan to go after-”
“This is our fault,” Dylan says calmly, even as he’s stripping off his shirt in the kitchen. “Don’t worry, ma’am. It’ll just be a few minutes.” them before Dilly gets there?” she whispers, breath fogging the glass.
“They’re probably goners,” the boy says solemnly, climbing up beside her. “Wolves probably like cats because they taste like chicken.”
I probably should have expected that.
Instead of panicking, I just loop the now–loose leash around my hand and head inside, further unsurprised when a furnado dashes out with a yowl the moment I give it a chance at freedom.
She’s not a real dog, anyway. My fears for her safety have largely disappeared since Caeriel’s little insights at the Wash–N–Were, because I’m sorry but no dog on this planet goes around giving reports to anyone. Not unless “reports” has become a new euphemism for dog shit. 1
“No! You let out the cat!” Jer wails, about to jump out of the RV instead of taking the three steps like a normal person.
“But the caaaaaat!” Jer shouts, grabbing at my wrist and staring anxiously beyond me, straining to find a single white kitty in the darkness.
Hopefully it’s nothing bad.
Or he’s forgetful.

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I really like the story and the characters of this book. I hope it's completed or will be soon, not dragging over and over....
What kind of trouble? What was the trigger for Brax's anger?...
Caine is her mate and he adores her, she shouldn't fear him like that and above all shouldn't show the kids that she's afraid 😮💨...
Not convinced this lie is a good idea. Too many variables that could make the plan go wrong: Andrew's loyalty? He knows Grace and Caine are mate. The kids? You're teaching the kids to hide or lie on something......
It's so funny how quickly Caine adopted the kids 😊...
The big Lycan king with a baby in his arms....Jack-Eye will so much laugh at the sight 🤣🤭...
Because me being always the rational person I am, who overthink everything always wonder: do you have that many clothes to afford ripping them off each time? Making them dirty with fluids? Certainly you won't go around like that!?...
She's slowly managing to control the energy flow 🥳 but how slowing it has a worse effect on him?...
On the other end, he should tell Grace why he is preventing the kids, especially Bun, to have contacts with her....
Cain's suddenly so funny I his daddy mood. He definitely must not leave again and stay with "the family" to keep his mood stable! 😊...