After a silent ride back to the house, Dr. Stone and Tyler unloaded Nate's body and began to prepare for the funeral. Sydney cried for a while after seeing her brother-in-law's lifeless body being removed from the car. A casket was ordered and brought to us in a couple of hours thanks to a friend of Tyler's. Trinity and I began making and sending out invite cards for the funeral which would be sent out by tomorrow. I didn't really like the idea of sending these out.

Kiera tried her best to put on a brave face as she worked on ordering decorations for the ceremony. She ordered beautiful white roses to cover the backyard where the viewing would be held back at home before we would bury him by the forest entrance. She helped make the guest list on who to invite. I didn't realize how many people Nate knew outside of us.

After the invites were sent out, the decorations were ordered, and the food was picked out, I headed up to my room to begin packing. Guess it was time to head back home.

I was really bummed that our vacation was cut sort, resulting in a terrible end, but I was very glad to get back and sleep in my own bed. I missed Kato especially. I loved that little furball. I couldn't wait to give him a big hug.

I finished folding all my clothes in my suitcase when I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in," I said. I zipped up my suitcase and grabbed my toiletries bag that sat next to my bed. Collin opened the door.

"Mind if I help you?" He asked. I looked up at his face. His brown eyes made me want to melt but I held it in.

"Sure," I said. "Mind helping me grab my shower stuff?"

He nodded. He closed the door gently and walked in the connecting bathroom and began grabbing my showering bottles.

He made sure they were dry and placed them on my bed. "Can't we talk for a quick second?" He asked.

I stopped. "What is it?" I asked even though I could guess at what he wanted.

He sat down at the edge of the bed. "Can we agree that we both messed up?" I nodded. He sighed and shook his head. "I hate saying you were wrong and I was wrong, but we were. We didn't think of each other when we should. It killed me that we've been waiting so long for start a family that I just snapped. Seeing Nate and Kiera with Paisley made me want kids of our own. I wanted to grow old with you and know that our kids are out there, living their lives in other packs with their friends and future mates.

"But you said that you wanted to go to college and get a degree and start a career for yourself and it made me think you didn't want a family. I thought you were being selfish and only caring for your needs. It pains me that I thought that, but I know you had dreams as much as I did. You didn't grow up in a world like this. You lived with every other human out there, and I didn't see that."

Collin sighed and placed his hand on his forehead. I sat down next to him and grabbed both of his hands. He looked up at me. I stared intently into his eyes.

"I love you," I said. "I've loved you since you saved me after that car accident years ago. I know we disagreed and we both have dreams not our own, but I know we can figure this out. After seeing the Queen being reunited with her daughter, it made we want a child just like that! The spunk, the smile, the way she loved her parents even if she never knew them. I want that. But I'm just not ready for it now. But I want you, and I want a family more than ever now." I looked down and shook my head. "I want to marry you," I finally said.

Collin looked at me in shook, then with a smile. "Will you?" He asked. "Wait, shouldn't the guy ask?"

I laughed lightly. "Girls can do it, too."

"But doesn't the guy have a ring and he get's down on one knee and has some special speech planned? Because I don't have either of those."

I smiled. "Yes. But I'll say yes with it without the ring."

Collin smiled. He embraced me in a hug. I hugged him tight. I didn't want to let go. This moment was too perfect.

He pulled back, his arms still around me. "Does this mean I can mark you?" He asked.

I smiled a toothless smile. I lightly kissed his lips. "Yes." I said.

After all of our things were loaded in the cars, we set off back home. Collin drove while I sat in the passenger with Trinity in the back. She wouldn't stop giving me smirking looks after I brought my suitcase down. I know she noticed the little mark on my neck. I put my finger to my lips. She laughed. "Good job," she whispered to me.

We finally reached home with still some sunlight left in the sky. The sunset looked beautiful as we unloaded out things from the back. Dr. Stone carefully wheeled Nate's casket to the back where he would prepare it for the funeral in two days. Kiera kept quiet the whole time as she carried a sleeping Paisley inside. We had picked her up back at Evelyn's old pack on the way home. They all said they would be coming to the funeral.

Trinity decided we order some takeout for dinner tonight. It put less stress on Evelyn to worry about cooking a big meal for all of us. I left to go unpack and set up my things for tomorrow. I carried my dirty clothes into the laundry room and began to wash them when I heard sobbing coming from down the hall. I dropped my clothes in the washer and followed the sound. It was coming from Kiera and Nate's room.

I knocked lightly. "Kiera? Are you okay?" I opened the door and found Kiera on the floor, her bag not even touched. Her carpet was soaked with tears and her white shirt was wet. I rushed over to her.

I sat her up and held her close. She sobbed into my shirt. I didn't bother to move as she cried and cried. I smoothed down her hair. "I'm so sorry." It was all I could muster. I really truly was. I was sorry for everything.