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it when the Silvers leave?”
    She started to shake her head then stopped. Hiding what she was feeling from him was stupid considering they could hear each other’s thoughts. Plus, they both were there for each other no matter what.
    “You know what, let’s do that. When North and Lexi drop Charlotte off, we’ll make dinner and talk.” Their daughter might not know everything that had gone on during the war, but the little girl had seen enough that talking about what was going on in their world would be beneficial. Charlotte might be more animated and talkative than she had been when they’d first adopted her, but that didn’t mean the little girl didn’t have just as many fears as Ellie did. It would do them all good just to sit and talk—even if nothing came of it other than soothing their wolves.
    Maddox kissed her softly, a brush of his lips that promised more to come. He opened his mouth to speak then closed it. The scent of other wolves at their door filled her nostrils, and she pulled back, preparing herself to help the Silvers.
    The couple had lost their only son during the war with the Centrals. He’d been one of the first sentries killed when Corbin and Caym invaded the Redwood den. Their son, Robert, died protecting the den’s pups in the same battle in which they’d almost lost Maddox’s brother Reed. The bravery of their son, though, didn’t diminish the sense of loss.
    It had been a couple years since Robert had died, but from the scent of loss wafting off the couple through the door, Ellie would have thought it was yesterday. Not that she’d blame them. Just the thought of losing Charlotte…
    Ellie shook her head. No, she wouldn’t be thinking about that. Not now. Hopefully not ever.
    Maddox opened the door, and Ellie stood by his side, a united front of peace and health. At least that’s what she hoped they represented to the couple.  Kevin and Laura Silver took hesitant steps into the house, their bodies radiating with tension.
    It had taken years of saying no and turning Maddox away for them to get to this step. As the Omega, Maddox had done what he’d could to help them, taking away some of their pain, but it hadn’t been enough. The Silvers had closed themselves off, burying their pain deep within so it became a part of who they were, even though Ellie knew it wasn’t healthy.
    The coping mechanism had worked during the war, but now that they enemy had been defeated, it wouldn’t be enough. The man who had killed their son was gone, and now they had no one to fight.
    No one but themselves.
    Hopefully Maddox would be able to help them with that.
    It was, after all, his duty, his obligation and privilege in life.
    Maddox opened his arms, and Kevin took two steps before falling into the embrace of the Omega. Maddox ran his hand down the man’s back, siphoning off the pain in such a rush that Ellie couldn’t help but feel it across the mating bond. Laura, the dominant of the two, raised her chin, the icy protection around her heart cracking.
    There was only so much pressure, so much pain, a woman could take before she had to break.
    “Laura,” Ellie whispered. “Come into our home. Sit down. We’re here for you.”
    Laura narrowed her eyes, the ice cracking despite the glare in the woman’s gaze. “Coming to the Omega won’t bring Robert back. Our son is dead, and there is nothing we can do about it. We don’t have the enemy’s blood on our hands. Don’t have his flesh between our fangs. We have nothing .”
    Ellie tried not to flinch at the vehemence in the woman’s tone. It wasn’t lost on her that the same blood Laura craved ran through her own veins. She’d been raised, beaten, and scarred by the enemy. It didn’t matter that she’d left them and fought for the Redwoods.
    She’d been born a Reyes.
    And from the snarl on the woman’s face, Ellie might as well have never left.
    She’d always be a Reyes to some.
    A Central.
    An enemy.
    Kevin pulled back from Maddox,