Amber’s POV
I was a shocked for a moment, not just that Gloria was awake, but also that she recognized me. Immediately, I rushed forward to her bedside.
“Oh, Amber, it’s been too long,” Gloria said. “How is Julian? And he told me… you have a child?”
“Alice,” I told her.
Her lucidity was exciting, and I tried to answer her questions as quickly and clearly as I could, just in case it wasn’t meant to last.
Everything else was pushed the side now, as my entire focus was her.
“Alice,” Gloria replied. “Such a lovely name.”
“She’s six now,” I said. “You have to stay with us for a while, and you will get to meet her. She’s been visiting you, and so has Julian. We are all back in the pack, visiting.”
“Visiting? Oh, no,” Gloria shook her head. “This is your home.”
This version of Julian’s
