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suspicious look and Kaden winked at her. He was riding Bandit, and Leta was sitting in the back of the wagon with Dani. He watched as James, sitting in the front of the wagon next to Bree, handed her the reins.
She took them carefully and he kissed her forehead. “Just like I taught you, little one.”
She nodded, and he stretched and glanced at Nicholas who was riding his own horse in front of them. “There was that time in Windora when Nicky and that girl -what was her name again brother?
“Minta.” Nicholas grunted.
“Right, Minta. The people at that church certainly thought they might burst into flames. Of course that had nothing to do with them being Lycans and more because Nicky was – “
“Hold your tongue brother,” Nicky said warningly, “unless you want Bree to know what you were doing in the church that day?”
James flushed and Bree raised her eyebrow at him. “Care to share, my lord?”
He shook his head innocently. “Honestly my love, I can’t remember a single thing that happened to me before I met you.”
She laughed and punched him lightly before handing the reins back to him. “Wise answer.”
“Bree!” Dani tugged on her arm impatiently. “What about flowers? Have you thought about the kind you would like?”
Bree frowned. “There are no flowers this time of the year, Dani. It is too cold.”
Dani smiled. “I keep forgetting that you haven’t been to town before.”
“I have.” Bree replied. “I went with Sophia and Tristan and mama.”
Calling Avery ‘mama’, still felt strange on her tongue and she gave Sophia a hesitant look, wondering if it bothered the Lycan that Bree referred to Avery as mama.
Sophia smiled at her. “You did, but we did not take you to very many of the shops in the town. You didn’t see the flower shop.”
“Flower shop?” Bree frowned.
“It’s a store that sells fresh flowers all year around.” Dani explained.
“Really?” Bree blinked in surprise and Kaden sighed softly to himself.
Growing up, he had purposely kept Bree away from towns and cities as much as he could. He had been terrified that someone would realize how young he was, and try to take Bree away from him. Because of that, Bree was sadly naïve and his stomach twisted painfully.
“Yes, really.” Dani replied. “Of course, they don’t have nearly the selection that the ancients used to have. Did you know that before the Great War, there were hundreds of thousands of different flowers?”
“That can’t be true.” Bree stared wide-eyed at her.
“It is.” Dani said. “The poison the ancients used in the Great War killed many of the flowers and plants and animals. Only a small percentage of them survived.”
“Why didn’t they just grow them again?” Bree wondered.
“They couldn’t. It was many years before humans and Lycans could even begin to grow their own food again. The races were on the brink of extinction before the earth and the air finally healed itself. Why, I bet even a hundred years ago we could not have grown food in the land like we do now.” Dani said. “We are too close to the old city.”
“Too close to the old city?” Bree frowned. “It has to be at least a month’s ride to the old city.” She looked to James for confirmation and he nodded.
“Aye, I know.” Dani answered. “But the poison spread far.”
“How do you know all of this?” Bree asked curiously.
“Mama taught me. She taught all of us.” Dani said.
“How did a slave learn it?” Kaden asked.
Dani smiled at him. “Mama and Aunt Avery weren’t always slaves. As children, they were very wealthy. My grandfather was James Hendrin.”
“What?” Bree stared flabbergasted at her. Even she knew the name of the man who brought light back to the world.
“It’s true!” Dani said gleefully. “Mama used to have a ton of money. She said they used to
She took them carefully and he kissed her forehead. “Just like I taught you, little one.”
She nodded, and he stretched and glanced at Nicholas who was riding his own horse in front of them. “There was that time in Windora when Nicky and that girl -what was her name again brother?
“Minta.” Nicholas grunted.
“Right, Minta. The people at that church certainly thought they might burst into flames. Of course that had nothing to do with them being Lycans and more because Nicky was – “
“Hold your tongue brother,” Nicky said warningly, “unless you want Bree to know what you were doing in the church that day?”
James flushed and Bree raised her eyebrow at him. “Care to share, my lord?”
He shook his head innocently. “Honestly my love, I can’t remember a single thing that happened to me before I met you.”
She laughed and punched him lightly before handing the reins back to him. “Wise answer.”
“Bree!” Dani tugged on her arm impatiently. “What about flowers? Have you thought about the kind you would like?”
Bree frowned. “There are no flowers this time of the year, Dani. It is too cold.”
Dani smiled. “I keep forgetting that you haven’t been to town before.”
“I have.” Bree replied. “I went with Sophia and Tristan and mama.”
Calling Avery ‘mama’, still felt strange on her tongue and she gave Sophia a hesitant look, wondering if it bothered the Lycan that Bree referred to Avery as mama.
Sophia smiled at her. “You did, but we did not take you to very many of the shops in the town. You didn’t see the flower shop.”
“Flower shop?” Bree frowned.
“It’s a store that sells fresh flowers all year around.” Dani explained.
“Really?” Bree blinked in surprise and Kaden sighed softly to himself.
Growing up, he had purposely kept Bree away from towns and cities as much as he could. He had been terrified that someone would realize how young he was, and try to take Bree away from him. Because of that, Bree was sadly naïve and his stomach twisted painfully.
“Yes, really.” Dani replied. “Of course, they don’t have nearly the selection that the ancients used to have. Did you know that before the Great War, there were hundreds of thousands of different flowers?”
“That can’t be true.” Bree stared wide-eyed at her.
“It is.” Dani said. “The poison the ancients used in the Great War killed many of the flowers and plants and animals. Only a small percentage of them survived.”
“Why didn’t they just grow them again?” Bree wondered.
“They couldn’t. It was many years before humans and Lycans could even begin to grow their own food again. The races were on the brink of extinction before the earth and the air finally healed itself. Why, I bet even a hundred years ago we could not have grown food in the land like we do now.” Dani said. “We are too close to the old city.”
“Too close to the old city?” Bree frowned. “It has to be at least a month’s ride to the old city.” She looked to James for confirmation and he nodded.
“Aye, I know.” Dani answered. “But the poison spread far.”
“How do you know all of this?” Bree asked curiously.
“Mama taught me. She taught all of us.” Dani said.
“How did a slave learn it?” Kaden asked.
Dani smiled at him. “Mama and Aunt Avery weren’t always slaves. As children, they were very wealthy. My grandfather was James Hendrin.”
“What?” Bree stared flabbergasted at her. Even she knew the name of the man who brought light back to the world.
“It’s true!” Dani said gleefully. “Mama used to have a ton of money. She said they used to
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