A Brotherhood of Wolves
Sinclair
I move quickly through the paperwork that the priestess gives us, half of my attention on Ella and Cora across the room. Rafe isn’t hungry yet I know this for sure, and I know that Ella knows too. He ate on the way here, in the car.
So, what he hell is she up
to?
I hand the paperwork back to the priestess, who gives us a warm smile and tells me she’s looking forward to seeing us on the night of the full moon. Roger and I murmur our polite goodbyes and then we both turn our attention back to the sisters.
“What’s going on over there,” Roger asks, watching them with his arms crossed.
I take a moment to look him over. His body is tense, his brow low with worry. “Why don’t you tell me?” I say quietly, my voice low and a little frustrated.
My brother snaps his head back to me, frowning. “What?”
“Come on, Roger,” I respond, shaking my head. “Don’t pretend they’re not talking about you.”
“Me?!” he says, aghast. “What did I do?” But towards the end of his sentence, his eyes flick to the floor. Guilty.
“What’s even going on with you two?” I ask, sighing, not really wanting to have the conversation but feeling pressed to it now if it’s disrupting our plans for our child’s dedication. It’s an important day – I want it to go smoothly, undisturbed by this drama.
“That’s Ella,” Roger murmurs, shaking his head, “speaking through you. You don’t actually care what’s going on between us.”
has brought this…issue to my attention. More than I would have noticed
spinning to me. “What’s Codger?”
sighing and pressing the bridge of my nose between my thumb and forefinger. “A mix between Cora and
“Codger?!”
was that
forehead in his hand and taking a deep breath. “You
them. “I think Cora is upset. And I thought it was just Ella being Ella until…today. When I see that Cora really is upset. So, did you do something to
the room at this incredible pair of sisters. “I stopped calling her. I regret it, Dominic – I…” he sighs, as if having trouble putting it into words. “But it’s not easy, with her being a
and put a steady hand on his back, letting him know that I’m here. You’ll figure it out,” I say, hoping it’s the right thing. He nods quietly, and I can
carefully. He looks up at me, a little
I hold up a hand. He shuts his mouth,
up this ceremony, Ella is going to kill both of us. Just
laugh bursts from my brother and he shakes his head, looking over at her. “How is that
her. And do our best to make
the air and making an explosion sound with his mouth, simultaneously
I respond, nodding.
our private thoughts. But after a moment, Roger
me. I start out of my reverie, looking at him. “If we’re Codger,” he muses, “…what are you?”
away. “We don’t need a couple name. We’re
supplies. I glare at him.
“Elominic?”
into a
just give him a shove, unable to help the smile that pulls
I
no, it has to be
god,” I breathe, defeated. “Don’t say that to her she’ll love it, she’ll never
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