HEY EVERYONE! UNCLE SAM AGAIN! Bringing you the next chapter of Remember the Past, Live for the Future! Anyway, on with the story!

By the time evening rolled around, the air had gotten colder. Luckily, with the help of her new furry friends and their thick fur coats, little Jessica had no problem's keeping warm. But, eventually, as most children do, Jessica grew tired. Upon noticing this, the adults of the traveling wolves convened on what to do.

"I will stay with her for the night," King offered, a comforting smile on his face as he looked tot the little girl, who up until hat point had been playing with the young Omega's of the group. " I don't think the humans will be able to get a recuse party out until tomorrow." After taking a moment to think Sam reasoned that King's hypothesis was probably correct.

"Should any of us keep watch during the night?" he suggested clearly unnerved at the idea of adding a human girl to the mic of wolves under their protection. Feeling soft fur brush against his side, Sam looked to see his mate nuzzle her head under his chin as she spoke.

"It'll be fine, sweetheart," Terra cooed lovingly, "there's enough of us here that there shouldn't be an issue." Looking tot the others, who all nodded there head in agreement, Sam let out a sigh as a small smile came to his muzzle.

"Well then," he began, noticing the lateness of the hour, "we best get some rest. Lord knows we're gonna be in for an interesting day tomorrow." With a nod of agreement, the adult's went to rejoin the rest of the group, plus one human, settling down as they prepared for sleep. Moving to Jessica, King went around so that the little girl could rest her head on his side, curling his body around her as she did so. Before long, the small child had fallen asleep, her soft breathing music to King's ears. However, King's ears picked up the sound of footstep's walking toward him. Turning his head to the source of the noise, King was surprised to see Eve standing just feet away from him, the otters having already fallen asleep.

"I thought maybe Jessica might like some extra warmth," she said, her tail lightly wagging as her ears folded against her head. "May I join you?" After taking a moment to think it over, King realized he couldn't just flat out ignore Eve the whole trip. So, he may as well make the best of having her around. After receiving a nod of approval, Eve moved that she was now laying opposite King, both their bodies now curled around Jessica as the girl slept, although unconsciously began to pet Eve's head when she felt the extra warmth on her body. After a few moments of awkward silence, Eve felt that she needed to clarify something to King, who at this point had rested his head on his paws so that he was facing away from her.

"You should know," she began, causing King's ears to perk, "I don't regret marrying Winston." Upon hearing this, King clenched his eyes shut as a few tears threatened to fall from his eyes. Noticing King's ears flatten against his head, Eve knew she had done more to hurt this wolf than she realized. Swallowing a nervous lump that had formed in her throat as she continued to speak. "I regret breaking your heart when I did so." Upon hearing this, a surprised King finally turned his head toward Eve, a clear indication that she now had his undivided attention.

"There are times," Eve continued, "where I thought about what my life would be like if I had stayed with you. Getting married, mating, having children, having grandchildren." It was at that point, Eve took on a look of deep thought before she continued. "But, every time, it always came back to what I already have. I have my mate, my daughters, their mates, my grandpups. And now I know you have thought the same, King." Even thought he wanted to deny it, the now wide-eyed King knew he couldn't. Letting out a sigh, King decided to speak.

"You're right Eve," King admitted, "while I have thought about what my life would have been like with you, I can't complain with how it turned out. I had a loving mate, who gave me a beautiful daughter, who with my amazing son-in-law, gave me a precious granddaughter. I guess what I'm saying is, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be the wolf I am today." It was at that point that a now tearful Eve did something that caught King off guard. Longing her head forward, Eve captured King's lips in powerful kiss. After recovering from the shock, King slowly melted into the kiss, which lasted for a few seconds before Eve pulled away.

"I love you, King," Eve suddenly admitted, causing King's eyes to go wide with shock. "Even though I love Winston, I know deep down that I still love you." Even though King was beyond excited that his first love still had feelings for him, he couldn't shake this feeling that he was betraying Winston's trust.

"But, what about Winston?" he inquired, resulting in Eve taking on a thoughtful look as she voiced a theory that had been swimming in her head since Winston sent her with the group.

"I think he might want this for us," Eve theorized, "he never said it when he sent me on this trip, but I could feel it in his words. I-I can't be sure, but I think that's what it is." Upon thinking it over, King realized that Eve might be right. It would make sense that a dying Winston would want his mate to i d someone after he was gone. But for now, he felt it best not to dwell on it, as there were more pressing matters to attend.

"Let's not worry about it now," he said with a tender smile, "let's just focus on the trip." Even though Eve was a bit disappointed with Kiong's answer, she pepped up some when she felt a gentle lick on her cheek. Looking to King, Eve returned his smile as she laid her head down on her paws, sighing in conent as King laid his head on hers. Before long, the two drifted off to sleep, unaware of the dark forces plotting their demise.

The Next Morning

"JESSICA! SWEETIE, WHERE ARE YOU?!" The wolves awoke with a start at the sound of many footsteps approaching their position. Eyes, widening in panic, Sam knew what it was as soon as Jessica responded tot the new voice.

"MAMA!" she cried happily as she got up from between King and Eve, who upon shaking the last bits of grogginess from their heads, Bolted t join the rest of their group.

"The search party!" Sam said urgently, "we need to get out of here!"

"Right!" King agreed before helping the rest of the group get a good distance away from the impending danger. But, before he could get too far, King froze as he looked back at the little girl, who had paused in her tracks to look back at the retreating forms of the wolves that had helped her, tears forming in her eyes as it appeared that her new friends had abandoned her. Offering a sad smile, King, much to the confusing of the rest of the group, walked back up to the girl, who quickly latched her arms around his neck.

"Good wolfy," she mumbled.

"Take care, kid," King said as he pulled away from the girl, bolting with the others as Jessica's parents, accompanied by several police officers and park rangers, happily reunited with their daughter. As the reunion occurred, The group of wolves looked to King who, upon noticing their collective gaze, smiled sheepishly as they offered proud smiles all around. After a minutes, the humans finally set off, a clear signal for the wolf party to do the same. before long, the group was on their way again to their destination. And by about midday, they arrived at where it all started;

Banff National Park.

THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS! Keep an eye out for the chapter which will be brought to us by my good friend Dax! So with that in mind, take care, stay healthy, and HAPPY READING!