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 otherwise. She calls you two…” I sigh, a little embarrassed,
spinning
bridge of my nose between my thumb and forefinger. “A
“Codger?!”
that
in his hand and taking a deep breath. “You guys talk about it enough that
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 see that Cora really is upset.
again and runs his hand down his face so that it’s covering his mouth as he, 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
figure it out,” I say, hoping it’s
Rodger,” I say carefully. He looks up at me, a little exhausted but ready to listen. “If you mess up this
I hold up a hand. He shuts his mouth, letting
is going to kill both of
over at her. “How
And do our best to make Cora feel welcome, because if Cora’s not happy then Ella’s not happy, and
air and making an explosion sound with
respond, nodding.
looking over at the girls, each thinking our private thoughts. But after a moment, Roger asks a question of his own.
at me. I start out of my reverie, looking at him. “If we’re Codger,”
I respond, firm, looking away. “We don’t need
he supplies. I glare at him.
“Elominic?”
into
I just give him a shove, unable to help the
up,” I murmur.
it has
breathe, defeated. “Don’t say that to her she’ll love it, she’ll never
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