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Harmony
Would she like to meet a giant breed wolf? One that Garrett considered his pet. She honestly needed a minute to think about that; she was pregnant and if something went wrong, and that wolf saw her as a threat, it could attack her, and she might lose her baby.
She thought about that for several long minutes, and Garrett seemed to just let her ponder his question. The man was never really in a rush to do anything, he was quite a relaxed and
laid–back man.
Though she did know that injured wolves could be captured and handed over to wolf
sanctuaries all over the country. Those creatures were tamed to a certain degree, she guessed. They came to like and trust their handlers, and she did know anyone could go and visit those wolf sanctuaries, and meet the wolves that lived in them as well.
She supposed this could be like that, and did it really surprise her, that Garrett, a giant of a man, had a pet that was a giant breed wolf? No, not really. The man seemed to always just get what he wanted! Why would this be any different?
“Is he still wild or is he tame enough to be friendly?” she asked curiously. She would ask a few
questions of her own before making that decision.
“Hmm, well he’s never harmed anyone here in the community, though his actual size, that might scare you somewhat. Because when I say he’s a giant breed I actually mean that.”
“How big is he?” she asked. She knew wolves came in all manner of sizes due to their environment, and specific types of different breeds. The health and size of their pack, could they get enough food to sustain them properly.
“Now don’t think I’m joshing you here, but he’s about… as tall as you are standing up, I’d five and half feet tall when standing from his paw to the tips of his ears.”
say
Her eyes widened at that completely. “That’s massive!” she couldn’t even picture it inside her
mind, “I’d be like, eye level with him.”
“Yes, you would be.” Garrett nodded at her, with a smile. “You can think about it, there is no rush Harm, he roams about freely in the community whenever he wants too. Everyone around here knows him, including the children that live here. They’re not afraid of him. Even though he towers over all of them.”
“Alright.” She leaned back on the couch and really thought about it. Now she knew how big he
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was, as big as she was. That was some big wolf alright, and she wondered if it was just
Huntley here inside the community or if there was a pack of wolves out there? “Is he the only
wolf, or is he part of a pack?” she asked.
“He’s my pet, what do you think?” he countered.
“Poor baby,” she sighed and leaned into Garrett and hugged him a little. She knew how it felt to be on one’s own, to be lonely, “He must be so lonely.”
“He does sleep a lot, or he did until just recently. I think he has scented out something he
likes, and maybe one day soon, we’ll see that he’s no longer alone and has a Mate; Wolves mate for life, and he’s been acting a little differently of late.”
“Well, I hope he gets a mate, so he’s not alone anymore. What’s he look like?” she smiled at the thought of him having a mate. “I bet his puppies would be adorable.” She giggled “If his
sheer size doesn’t scare those female wolves off. Can you imagine Garrett, a bunch of little
wolf puppies running about? It’ll be so freaking cute,”
Garrett chuckled softly “Wolfen off–spring aren’t called puppies, they are called pups.”
“I’m sure Huntley would forgive me one faux pas,” she smiled up at him.
“Yes, I’m sure he would.” Garrett nodded. “I’ll forgive you on his part, hey.”
“So, what’s this wolf of yours look like?” she asked, rolling over completely in his lap to lay on
her back and look up at him. He smiled down at her, and she felt his arm drape over her.
“He’s not your typical grey wolf or timber wolf, his is an all–black Alpha Wolf, not your typical
wolf that you’d see out and about in the forests if you were hiking. He’s pretty impressive to look at, got green eyes and a nice think coat as well.”
“Do you think that’s it?” she asked, and then elaborated at Garrett’s questioning look, “why he’s
a lone wolf, that maybe his size and colour, made the pack he came from not like him? Was
he too different?”
“No, he’s big and impressive, and a male alpha wolf like that would be welcomed by any pack.
They value strength and he certainly has that. I think he’s just a lone wolf on the hunt for his
mate. That he took a liking to me and so stuck around is all.”
She could tell he was happy talking about his wolf. He liked Huntley, she thought. “I bet you
fed him, didn’t you?” She poked him in the chest. “You fed a wild animal and tempted it into staying here and becoming your pet.”
He chuckled “I won’t lie to you, I did feed him, he eats a lot at times. A whole dear or moose
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even sometimes.”
“That’s because he’s a giant breed.” Harmony nodded, she couldn’t imagine he’d eat only small
things like rabbits. “How long has he been here in the community?”
“I don’t recall,” he shook his head. “Do you want to meet him, though… being a wolf I can’t always call him to me. He is headstrong and defiant at times. Only does what he actually wants to. No one can make him do anything around here.”
“And no one should.” She stated simply, “He’s a half–tamed wolf, from what I gather, and he should not only stay that way, but of course he should be free to roam at will. He should stay wild or one day he will forget how to hunt and catch his prey, feed himself and stay true to the
wilds of the forests, and his own kind.”
“He’s happy here in the community,” Garrett told her. “Rarely leaves it, I guess…you could say
that he considers all of us inside the community as his pack.”
She shook her head. That was an odd thing to state, but she guessed it could happen, that was all up to the wolf himself, and no one could read his mind and know what he was
thinking.
She rolled onto her side once more to focus on the movie again, though she’d just missed a
heap of it.
“Do you want to meet him, Harmony?” Garrett asked, tugging on her ear.
“I think you want me to meet him.” She countered right back, she had a feeling that was what
this conversation was all about.
“I do.” He stated simply “But I won’t make you.”
“I’ll meet him if he wants to come and say hello.” She nodded.
“I’m certain he will, though I can’t guarantee I will be with you. You could well be out walking about with mother or some of your friends here, and he’ll pass on by. He’ll likely stop and want to smell you, being that you’re new here. I’ve already seen him smell your car. He’s probably already curious about someone new in the community.”
“Is that why no one’s allowed in here, because you have a pet wolf that you’re not supposed to
have?” she asked curiously.
“No, we just value our privacy, that is all. Anyone can leave the community anytime they like as well. Most just find it a nice happy place to live, it’s comfortable and friendly, with lots of things to do, and their older family members can be admitted to the aged care facility.”
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“Is that owned by Owens Construction?” she reached out and turned the TV off. They weren’t
going to watch the end of the movie. He was in a chatting mood, it appeared, and she didn’t
mind to be honest.
She sat and faced him, smiled at that slight frown on his face, even knew what it was for,
she’d gotten off his lap, the man did like touching her, even if it was just an arm resting on her, a hand in her hair or them wandering when he was thinking about going to bed.
“No, it’s owned by Owens Corporation, Owens Construction is just the head office for like 70%
of the Corporation’s businesses. It’s called Owens Aged Care, and we only actually accept
those that are related to those here in the community into it.”
“Oh, private in other words,” She murmured.
“Yes, but don’t think we’re not held to the same standards as all other aged care facilities, we
get accredited every three years. My cousin Jade runs it, her in–laws live up there, so her and
her husband get to see them all the time.”
“That’s nice. A place for their families to have to retire and stay connected to them as they get
older.” It was a nice thought, though she wouldn’t get to have that, but if her parents were still
alive, she’d want them to be close by when they retired, and being pregnant they might just
have moved here, that would have been nice too. She just knew they’d be happy, loving
grandparents as much as they had been parents. A sigh escaped her at the thought of them
not getting to see her son or daughter come into this world.
“You miss your parents.” He murmured.
“I do.” She nodded, “though I can go and visit their graves anytime I like. Though I don’t do it
that often, I probably should. But it makes me sad, and the guilt eats me alive when I’m
standing before their graves. That I’m still here, and they’re not.”
“They wouldn’t want you to feel that way.” Garrett reached out and took her hand in his “I’m
certain, Harmony, that they would actually be glad that you survived. No parent wants to lose
a child. They would also want you to be happy and live a long full life, have a baby, and get
married.”
“I know they would.” She nodded, but it didn’t stop how she felt, she doubted anything at all
would. But she was doing what she thought they wanted her too, and she was trying to make
them proud of her, even though they were no longer around to see it. Living her life and trying
to be a good person at the same time.
“The baby,” she smiled down at her stomach, and put a hand to it, “They would have doted on,
spoiled him or her rotten, and I know it. They were good parents, fun too. We got along, never
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really argued. I was a good kid and didn’t go through any rebellious stages.”
“Only child though? They didn’t want to have anymore.” Garrett asked her.
“Hmm, I suppose they did, but mum nearly died when having me. She had what’s called a uterine rupture, and she nearly bled out. They did an emergency c–section to get me out, and she had to have a hysterectomy to stop the bleeding and save her life.” She told him.
“They told you all this.”
“Yes, I’m their miracle baby.” She chuckled, “Do you want to know what my middle name is?”
“I do now, seeing that chuckle.”
“It’s Miracle. Harmony Miracle Preston.” She shook her head “they were a bit corny
sometimes.”
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