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Day tucked his girl under his chin, feeling as though a heavy weight had been lifted off of him. It gladdened him to know that these things had not made Dawn hate him, that she would not recoil now that she knew certain unpleasant truths about her father. Day knew that he himself had taken a long time to come to terms with thinking of his father as a wolf with flaws.

But Dawn seemed to be taking all this in stride. He was proud of her for her maturity and understanding, and of her fierce heart and her stubborn will.

"I love you, too, Dawn," he replied, his voice low for only her to hear. "And you have my best love. My purest. Being yours and Sunny's dad is the best thing I have ever done, even with all the mistakes I've made. I only wish I could go back and be better for you."