A Wolf's Oath (53 page)

“
Goodbye Anna.”

She turned, grabbing Sebastian’s hand and moving back towards
the cabin. Though she had just made an enormous decision, one that
would greatly affect her life now that she could remember who she
was and what her life involved, her heartbeat was steady, her pulse
calm. When she was with Sebastian she felt serene, there was
nothing to worry about with him by her side. She reached for the
door handle prepared to throw herself back into the throng, but the
door pulled away from her, Dylan and Wyatt flying out of the house.
She stepped back instinctively ,barely missing colliding with their
small bodies. They continued running as though they hadn’t even
noticed her and Sebastian.

“
Wyatt stop!” Dylan called, chasing after her
brother.

“
No,” he replied rebelliously. “I’m fine now, I don’t want to
rest. I’m all healed, I want to play with Ryan as well.”

Smiling, Sebastian jumped into the fray, racing after them
and lifting a child into each of his arms. “Hey you two, calm down.
Ryan isn’t going anywhere remember, we’re moving and when we get to
our new house Ryan will be there all the time.” They struggled in
his arms, trying to get him to release them but he only tightened
his grip, smiling at Erica. “Sweetheart, I think I’m offended, the
little ones don’t like me. So I’m not good enough to play with
eh?”

Their struggles ceased. “That’s not true Sebastian,” Dylan
whined.

“
Yeah, we like you the best.”

“
Even more than me?” Erica asked, moving over to her small
family and lifting Wyatt out of Sebastian's arms.

“
That’s not fair,” Wyatt complained. “You can’t make us
pick.”

Sebastian laughed, greatly amused by the petulant expression
on Wyatt’s face. “Of course not. Erica's family, she doesn’t
count.”

“
You’re family too,” Dylan added, smiling as a solution
appeared before her. “That means you don’t count
either.”

“
Ryan’s family too,” he countered.

“
Yeah but, but…” Wyatt clapped his small hands together in
realisation, smiling broadly at Sebastian. “You and Erica are like
a mummy and daddy, Ryan isn’t so you don’t count because you have
to love your mummy and daddy the most.”

There was nothing Sebastian could really say in response to
the young boy’s statement and he hugged Dylan tighter, emotion
welling within him.

“
Hey Erica?” Dylan began.

“
Yes.”

“
Isn’t that Anna?” She pointed to the lone figure standing on
top of the hill behind the house, her sharp eyes easily spotting
her.

Erica turned slightly though she already knew that Dylan was
right. “Yes.”

“
She looks sad,” Wyatt commented.

Erica's eyes wandered to his shoulder, remembering the blood
that had poured from his little body when he’d been shot, her
brother had been hurt because of Anna’s actions. Anna’s reasoning
had made no sense to her and would make even less to Wyatt. Her
eyes locked with Sebastian's a silent message passing between their
gazes in a way that only mates could achieve. Dylan and Wyatt
didn’t need to know the truth of Anna’s betrayal.

“
She came to say goodbye didn’t she sweetheart?”

“
Yes, Anna’s sad because we won’t be seeing her very much any
more.”

“
Why?” Dylan asked innocently.

“
Because we’re moving to the southern clan and she lives here.
Wave goodbye to her guys, she’ll only be sadder if we have to say
goodbye again in person so we’ll say bye from here ok?”

“
Yes,” they grunted in agreement, waving
frantically.

Erica spared Anna a final glance before turning on her heel
and walking away from her friend. Wyatt continued to wave wildly
over her shoulder and looking at Dylan confirmed that her sister
was mimicking her brother’s actions. Sebastian grasped her spare
hand within his own and hand in hand they walked away from Anna and
away from her former life in the western clan. It was time to leave
the past in the past and see her future for what it truly was…an
eternity spent with a man who loved her more than anything. A mate
who would always keep his promises. What more could she ask
for?

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