The Heartwood I will find you.

Meldresi shook her head. "Everything I have seen from your father completely negates your claim." While she could not imagine Burke being much of a father, she could not imagine him being disloyal. But then again, who knew? "Perhaps your father is a changed man. He has been in my pack for three months, and has done nothing but support the pack through all of our ventures." Burke had fed the pack and protected its borders, but now he was turning his gaze further inwards, focusing on becoming a councilor for the pack. And so far, he has been doing a good job at it. She had not doubted his loyalty in the slightest.

"Every child deserves a chance to reconcile with their parents." She secretly hoped that it would be the same for her own. Bane had not shown up over the past few months, and she feared that his memory was fading in the minds of his children and, ironically, being replaced by Burke. The brute was already a favorite of Cicero and Damien, and Potema was slowly taking to him. "I am giving you the chance to do so, Sebastian."