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stood by the bed, and he kissed her softly. “I’m
sure. She’ll love it. When she gets to be a little older, then we’ll deal with
the shifts that hurt. Right now, we get to watch our daughter find her wolf.”
    Willow let out a breath and tugged on her jeans. “Well, come
on then. Brie’s probably in the middle of our backyard naked as a jaybird.” She
paused. “Will we have to shift with her?”
    Jasper shook his head. “Maybe. She might be able to get it
on her own since she’s seen us shift before. If she needs us though, either one
of us can.
    His mate snorted then strode toward the backyard where they
indeed found a naked Brie running round making howling sounds.
    “Why can’t I be a wolf now?” she asked, her eyes wide.
    “Because you need to focus, baby girl.” Jasper went to the
middle of the yard and sat cross-legged. “Kneel like a wolf and then focus on
the part that itches under your skin. Do you want Mommy to show you how to
shift?”
    She shook her head, her teeth biting into her lower lip as
she concentrated. “I’ve seen it before. I can do it.”
    There was something so confident in her tone that Jasper had
to blink. Brie seemed to be full of surprises. Gods, she was going to be a
handful when she became a teenager.
    He shook his head so he could focus on Brie’s shift. Willow
sat on the other side of her, and they both rubbed up and down Brie’s back. His
wolf felt the stirrings of her little wolf, and he smiled.
    Any minute now.
    “Close your eyes and try to find that little ball of
energy.”
    “Okay,” she said, her voice determined.
    “Now tug on that a bit. Think of it like tug of war and
you’re trying to win against Finn.”
    “I can beat him. He’s a boy, but I’m tough too.”
    “Yes, you are honey. Now feel that energy and pull.”
    She nodded then gasped, as she found it. Jasper’s wolf
howled, and he felt Willow’s do the same through the bond. Fur sprouted under
his palm, and where once a little girl knelt, now stood a tiny pure white wolf pup
with green eyes.
    “Oh, baby, you’re so adorable. You did it!” Tears streamed
down Willow’s face, and he had a feeling he was crying too.
    Brie wiggled from between them and took a couple shaky steps
before turning back and jumping on Willow. Willow laughed as Brie licked her
face, and then Brie moved to do the same to Jasper.
    Right then and there, he fell in love with his daughter all
over again.
    She had to be the cutest wolf in the history of wolf pups.
She wagged her little tail then pranced away, dancing as much as a wolf could,
and Jasper just shook his head.
    “She’s so good at that,” Willow said, awe in her voice.
    He stood, pulling his mate up with him, then wrapped an arm
around her. “She was meant for it. She’s meant for so much.”
    Willow laid her head on his chest, and he tightened his
hold. “We’re going to make sure she gets to do just that, find out what she’s
meant for, and also have a chance to one day watch her own little pup run and
play. We’re going to do that for her, Jasper.”
    He blinked away the tears and turned to face her. He cupped
her face and nodded. “We’re going to win, Willow. We have more to fight for,
and we won’t give up. That little girl is going to be happy, happier than she
is now if that’s possible. You know why I know that?”
    “Why?”
    “Because I have you by my side. You’re my haven, my
everything, Willow. You’re the one who will do whatever it takes to fight for
what you love, and I can only do what I can to keep up. We’re going to win
because we have each other and have a future worth fighting for.”
    “I love you, Jasper.”
    “I love you too, Willow, my haven.”
    They turned and watched their little wolf pup dance in the
grass, and right then, Jasper knew that, no matter what happened, this moment,
this scene, would be something he’d never forget. He had everything he needed,
and now that he had a plan, he knew exactly how he was