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wintersbane did not come to the border. instead, someone familiar showed up, and zephyr felt the pit in his stomach grow heavier. lane, he returned the greeting in kind, noting the ways she had changed since their last meeting. i didn't think i'd see you here. a pause, no longer than a heartbeat, and then he said in a heavy tone: wintersbane... isn't coming, is he? it was the only conclusion that made sense; the alpha was gone, or... gone, maybe, but zephyr didn't want to think about that. wintersbane had potentially given him his children, a gift he would not trade for anything, even the return of his former life. to think of him as dead... it felt wrong. cold. cruel. he couldn't entertain the thought, not while it was possible that the man was alive and simply elsewhere.