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Everyone in the circle closed in on Mark. The members in the tribe talked over each other as they reached out to touch and hug him to show support to their new pack leader. Victor watched the frenzied greetings and loud congratulations with a sigh of relief. The jumbled chatter subsided after a short while and the crowd split in two. Mark walked through the opening straight to him. Without a word Mark took him in his arms and lifted him from the ground in a swinging embrace.
"Thank you, sweetheart. You are the reason for my success. I felt something unique happening to me that could only have come from you. It invigorated me."
"The forest helped. Yaya told me that if I called on the power of the woods it would answer me. I didn't think it was true until I touched the tree. I figured if it welled up inside me, you would also be able to use it."
Mark cupped his cheeks and kissed him passionately. "And you were right, my love. Because of you I have been restored and now I am chief." He took Victor's hand and tugged him along. "Come, I will introduce you to your new family."
Victor dug his feet into the ground. "Wait, wait, wait," he said quickly.
Mark turned a confused look to him. "What's wrong?"
"You mean, your tribe will be my family, too?"
Mark chuckled and caressed his face. "Of course, darling. We are one. The forest has always been your home and now you will have a family to come home to."
Victor smiled, welcoming the new feelings rising within him. Mark pulled him to the masses who in turn welcomed him with opened arms.
THE END
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I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, but I escaped and I now live in Indiana. My dream is to buy a house near the beach and write all day and make enough money to live off of. I spend most of my time working a nine to five and traveling, when I can, to new and wondrous places that I can incorporate in my stories (or that will at least spark ideas for me). I do have love in my life thanks to my life partner, Hou, and our cat, Judo, who graciously lets us live with him in his house. So, all in all, I have a full and happy life.
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