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And? Druid questioned. Why should she want love, if it only led to heartbreak? The more she thought about it, the more she began to realize it was only a matter of time before Sequoia and Witch left her too. She couldn’t imagine it would happen willingly, but it would happen.

Why shouldn’t I close my heart? she pressed. I would rather live all on my own than have it broken again and again, Druid insisted, truly meaning it, if only in the heat of the moment. I don’t want a mate or children, she continued, picking up steam, and mama’s going to die of old age. Witch probably wants a family of her own, so she’ll leave me too.

Tears welled. Abruptly, the wrought Druid turned and fled into the woods.