Once I had settled down, I felt a bit sheepish and tried to push Caleb away, but he kepting back, wiping the tears from my face.


    He said nothing.


    We simply gazed at each other.


    Finally, we both erupted intoughter.


    “Debra, Caleb,” my dad called out as he entered the room with Elena and Dn.


    Caleb and I quickly stood and walked over to greet them.


    By then, the worry had vanished from my dad’s eyes.


    He was smiling as he pped Caleb on the shoulder and asked, “I’m curious.


    How did you get everyone to ept Debra being a witch?”


    Caleb nced at me and answered with a grin, “It was all Debra’s doing.


    ”


    My doing?


    I was puzzled.


    My dad, not quite catching on, pressed for more details.


    “What do you mean?”


    Caleb raised his eyebrows and exined, “When Debra and Gale were shing, the werewolves from the Thorn Edge Pack saw her striving for peace between two races.


    They appreciated that Debra hadn’t harmed them even though they were under Gale’s influence.


    Once they went back to the Thorn Edge Pack, word spread naturally.


    So, really, it was her own kindness that made the difference.


    ”


    Debra’s POV:


    “I see!”


    It dawned on my dad all of a sudden.


    At that moment, he was there too, so he had seen how I acted and performed.


    He looked at me with newfound admiration.


    “Good!”


    He was thrilled, a proud smile spreading across his face.


    He reached out hisrge hand and gave me a pat on the shoulder, his voice filled with pride.


    “No wonder you’re the daughter of Elsie and me.


    You’ve done well!”


    But the mention of my mom’s name caught us both off guard.


    I noticed the light fade from his eyes.


    After a brief pause, he lowered his voice and asked, “By the way, Debra, have you heard anything about your momtely? Do you know where she might be?”


    His question caught me off guard, and I turned to look at Caleb.


    During the war, Gale had revealed the truth about my mom to Caleb.


    Hadn’t Caleb shared it with my dad during my absence?


    Just as I was about to share the details with him, my dad asked, “Did Gale really kill her?”


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