Celeste's POV

Winter slipped by like water rushing from the headwaters to the mouth of a river.

This winter, we had so many happy memories that we forgot that at the beginning of summer, we lost Benedict forever.

Nothing bad happened during those three months. Alpha Eiden, my two sons, and I gathered together at the house without a single worry.

I went to Benedict's grave with Liam and Levi this morning. A feeling of longing surged through my chest, and I apologized to him for not thinking ...