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.”
my attention. More than I would have noticed otherwise. She calls you two…” I sigh, a little
spinning
bridge of my nose between my thumb and forefinger. “A mix between Cora
“Codger?!”
was that or
taking a deep breath.
my beautiful, sweet mate, who wants the best for both of them. “I think Cora is upset. And I thought it was just Ella being Ella until…today. When I
too, looks across 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 human. I thought it would be
know that I’m here. You’ll figure it out,” I say, hoping it’s the right thing. He nods quietly, and I can tell that he hopes I’m right.
up at me, a little exhausted but ready to listen. “If you mess
opens his mouth to protest, but I hold up a hand. He shuts
is going to kill
head, looking over at her. “How is that even a threat?” he
“but fierce. And she’s got mom strength now. So let’s just…not cross her. And do our best to make
into the air and making an explosion sound with his mouth, simultaneously opening his hand like
I respond, nodding.
a moment, looking over at the girls, each thinking our private thoughts. But after
at me. I start out of my reverie, looking at him. “If we’re Codger,” he muses, “…what are
respond, firm, looking away. “We don’t need
he supplies. I glare at him.
“Elominic?”
turns into
laugh. I just give him a shove, unable to help the smile that
up,” I
no, it has to be Éclair!”
“Don’t say that to her she’ll love it, she’ll
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