< Three Months Later >
Time passed quickly for the Salazar family and before Sophie knew it, she and her family settled down into a nice and comfortable routine.
Even though Sophie's throat was a little dry and she had a headache when she woke up, she looked up to see Leland watching over her with a loving look on his face.
"Good morning, Sophia." Leland greeted her.
It eased the uncomfortable feeling a little.
"Are you lycans really nocturnal?" Sophie rubbed her eyes and playfully glared at him. "I don't understand how you wake up earlier than me. I was an early riser in Hastings, and the same went for Hautingen."
"I know." Leland smiled and gently placed a kiss on her forehead.
The Alpha remembered little Sophie eagerly waking up Anne and Jack so they could harvest their vegetables. She had always been a ray of sunshine around him.
