Chapter 52

　　I love your son, and I always have. I want to be his Luna and for Fern to be his heir.” 　　Chris and Heather looked years younger with excitement in their expressions as they started to discuss plans. 　　“You’ll have your bonding ceremony then in a month,” Heather said decisively. “That’ll give us enough time to plan but not enough for anything else to get in the way,” she joked. 　　I left Dylan with his parents, knowing he had a good deal of pack business to take care of too. 　　I drove to my dad’s house in Lake Horizon. We got out of the car, and I told Fern happily. “This is where I grew up, Sweetie.” 　　My daughter took in the street and the view of the park with interest. 　　Then her attention was fastened onto the large man, wandering down the garden path towards us. “And that is your other pops, my dad,” I explained, beaming at him as he came to meet us. 　　When my dad stopped before us, Fern exclaimed, “My other Pops doesn’t have a beard.” 　　A smile twitched beneath my dad’s bushy b