Chapter 228\u00a0<\/p>\n
Canic my second Chance Mate\u00a0<\/p>\n
I laughed again and headed for the bathroom attached to the guest room. The shower was hot and felt amazing, washing away the last remnants of yesterday\u2019s fear and pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I took my time, letting the water run over me while I thought about Tristan and how he\u2019d looked at me before I fell asleep, how he\u2019d held my hand like he was afraid to let go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He must have left early this morning, probably to let me sleep. Part of me was disappointed I hadn\u2019t woken up next to him, but another part was glad because waking up to Lily and Liam had been exactly what I needed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I got dressed in the sundress Lily had picked out and looked at myself in the mirror. I looked different somehow, not physically but in my eyes. There was something there that hadn\u2019t been before, something that looked like a slight color.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was prove that I and her are now one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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When I opened the bathroom door, Lily and Liam were sitting on the bed waiting for me. Lily jumped up immediately and grabbed my\u00a0<\/p>\n
hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReady?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReady,\u201d I confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She led me to the door and I reached for the handle, expecting to walk out into Orion\u2019s quiet living room. Instead, when I opened the door, I was met with color and noise and so many people I almost stepped back in shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were balloons everywhere, bright ones in every color, and a banner stretched across the hallway that read \u201cWE LOVE YOU ATH in big letters that looked hand\u2013painted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The apartment was full of people, all of them turning to look at me as I stepped out of the guest room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan was right there at the front, his face breaking into this smile that made my chest feel warm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Behind him were Orion and Sarah, both of them grinning like they\u2019d been planning this for weeks instead of hours. Derek stood off to the side with his arms crossed but even he looked pleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSurprise,\u201d Tristan said, and his voice was soft and full of something I couldn\u2019t quite name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt tears starting to burn behind my eyes. \u201cWhat is all this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA celebration,\u201d Orion said, stepping forward. \u201cFor you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me?\u201d I asked, confused. \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cBecause you\u2019re amazing,\u201d Sarah sald, coming over to hug me. \u201cBecause you\u2019ve been through hell and you came out the other side. Because we love you and we wanted to show you, to let you know you\u2019re not alone\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t speak. I just stood there in the hallway with tears threatening to spill over, taking in the decorations and the people and the love that was so obvious in every detail.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t a huge party, just the people who mattered most, some pack members and few employees. But it was something, it was everything, and I didn\u2019t know how to process it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on,\u201d Lily said, tugging on my hand. \u201cThere are presents.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPresents?\u201d I managed to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLots of them,\u201d she said excitedly, pulling me toward the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a table set up with wrapped boxes and bags, more gifts than I could count. I looked at Tristan and he just smiled and nodded toward the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOpen them,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah handed me the first box, a medium\u2013sized one wrapped in silver paper. I opened it carefully and found a leather journal inside with my name embossed on the cover in gold letters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tucked inside was a note in Sarah\u2019s handwriting that said \u201cFor all your thoughts and feelings, the good ones and the hard ones. You don\u2019t have to carry them alone anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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