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.”

return, a little offended. “I care, Roger. But yeah…Ella has brought this…issue to my attention. More than I would have noticed otherwise. She calls you two…” I sigh,

asks, confused, spinning

nose

“Codger?!”

that or Rora.”

in his hand and taking a deep breath. “You guys talk about it enough that

both of 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 her?”

the room at this incredible pair of sisters. “I stopped calling her. I regret it, Dominic – I…” he

know that I’m here. You’ll figure it out,” I say, hoping it’s the right thing. He

carefully. He looks up at me, a little exhausted but ready to listen. “If you mess

protest, but I hold up

going to kill both of us. Just

from my brother and he shakes his head, looking over at her. “How is that even a threat?”

do our best to

into the air and making an explosion sound

respond,

moment, looking over at the girls, each thinking our private thoughts. But after a moment,

says, frowning at me. I start out of my reverie, looking at him. “If we’re

away. “We don’t need a couple name.

he supplies. I glare

“Elominic?”

turns into a

him a shove, unable to help the

up,” I murmur.

no, it has to

I breathe, defeated. “Don’t say that to her she’ll love it, she’ll never let it

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