“You know what Jesse’s mother would have done if the feds came and took the pack while she was my wife?” he asked. “Filed for divorce,” I hypothesized. It was his turn to laugh. “Point to you. And then she would go to everyone she knew and tell them how awful her life was, how people expected too much of her. Do you know what my second wife did?” “Got beaten up and ran in circles mostly while you rescued yourself,” I told him. “She cared for the pack that was left,” he said. “She got my child to safety. She got word to Bran—who sent help. She stepped between my child and those who would harm
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