“Goodbye, Amber!”
“Goodbye, Anna!”
Then she got on the plane and was gone.
My tears weren’t really ones of sadness. More, bittersweet. I rubbed them away and they stayed away, even though I already missed my friend.
I returned to Julian, Rafael, and Alice, just in time to hear Rafael giving something of a pep talk to Julian.
“You are a good Alpha,” Rafael said. “Remind the people of the comforts your leadership has allowed them, and they will think twice about throwing those comforts away from some wildcard who never worked a day in his life.”
“I will, thank you,” Julian replied.
“And listen to my sister. She has a good head on her shoulders and will be a good support to you.”
Hearing Rafael say those things filled me with a warm, happy feelings. To have a brother, to know that he
