Broken Boulder cause I'm still breathing on my own

She accepted his touch, letting him come as close as he was comfortable, a soothing croon caught in her throat. It felt strange, to be in this position. She felt, in this moment, like her mother. She had always run to her mother, in times of crisis--and God knows there were plenty of small crises, however insignificant--and the regal she-wolf had always been there.

But now, she must be the rock, holding everything down. It was time for her to be strong.

"It's okay," Lily murmured, muzzle by his ear. "It's all right, Ali. We're just glad you're back home." And safe. With or without Lennon--that didn't matter to her. All she wanted was this--a stable life with her new friends, a group that had quickly morphed into a second family to her. And bollocks to Lennon.