“Auron.Auron Sereket,” Mira said.
“No fucking way,” Chance said.
“What?”Leo asked.
They heard footsteps, the sound of a small group moving toward them.Jes pulled his phone out and moved his finger on the screen, and streetlights turned on, illuminating the area.A group of seven people moved forward from the shadows like Jantha had, and their eyes were all on Mira.
Five males and two females.
One of the males felt so achingly familiar that Mira’s knees went weak.
She knew who he was because he looked just like her.
Her gryphon roared in recognition, but Mira couldn’t breathe.
“Mira?”Leo asked.
“It’s you,” she said, disbelief filling her.“I was told you were dead.”She looked at Leo, her eyes filling with tears.“It’s my family.My biological family.”
ChapterTwelve
Mira was so stunned she was frozen, limbs locked and vision blurry with tears.As they spilled over her cheeks, she let out a soft sob, and Leo gave her a hug and kissed her forehead.
Then he gently turned her toward her family and kept his hands on her shoulders, a warm and comforting presence at her back.
“I’m Leo,” he said.“Mira is my truemate.I’m here with my pack to visit Danika and her mates, because my alphas thought there might be a connection with the white lions or Danika being amadter.She’s a bit in shock right now.”
“Mira?”her brother said.
Theron.
“They changed your name?”Theron asked.He looked at their parents in confusion.“Why would they do that?”
“Probably to keep her safe,” her mom said.
When her mom spoke, something snapped in Mira, and she lurched forward with another harsh sob, crashing into her mom and hugging her tightly.Her mom’s arms were immediately around her, and the smell of her—cedar and vanilla—was so familiar that it made her heart ache.
“Oh, sweet Calypso, I never gave up hope,” Layla said, her voice filled with tears.
“I don’t understand,” Mira said.She eased from the hug and looked at the males closest to her mom.“And I don’t know who is who.”
“I’m Rami,” the male with dark hair said.“Your father.I’m an eagle shifter.”
“I’m Auron,” the male with blond hair said.“Your other father.I’m a white lion.”
“You don’t need an intro for me, I can tell,” Theron said.“But this is Selene, our younger sister.She’s amadterlike mom.”
Her maternal uncles greeted her warmly—Dorian and Acastan.
“I can’t believe this happened,” Jantha said.He joined their small group.“I’m so very happy that the wolf alphas thought to bring Mira here.I mean, Calypso.”
“No,” Layla said with a sad smile.“Her name has been Mira for twenty-five years, that’s what she’s called, and we’ll keep it.”
Jantha nodded.
“You can all hang out here in the gazebo,” Danika said.“I’m sure you have loads to catch up on.”
Cinder stepped close and said to Mira in a low voice, “You can stay as long as you’d like.We can send an escort back for you and Leo when you’re ready to leave.I don’t think you need us here, but we’re going to visit with Danika and her mates for a little while before we head out.”
