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.
spinning to
my nose between my thumb and forefinger. “A mix between Cora
“Codger?!”
that
his hand and taking a deep breath. “You guys talk about it enough that it has a
sweet mate, who wants the best for both of them. “I think Cora is upset. And I thought
pair of sisters. “I stopped calling her. I regret it, Dominic
understanding, 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 tell that he hopes I’m right.
little exhausted but ready to listen. “If
his mouth to protest, but I hold up
this ceremony, Ella is going to kill both of us. Just rip us to shreds.”
laugh bursts from my brother and he shakes his head, looking over at her. “How is that
cross her. And do our best to make Cora feel welcome, because if Cora’s not happy then Ella’s not happy, and if
explosion sound with his mouth, simultaneously opening his hand like
respond, nodding.
thinking our private thoughts. But after a moment, Roger asks
frowning at me. I start out of my reverie, looking at him. “If we’re
firm, looking away. “We don’t need
I glare at him.
“Elominic?”
turns into
he says, starting to laugh. I just give him a shove, unable to help the smile that
I
it has to be Éclair!”
god,” I breathe, defeated. “Don’t say that to her she’ll love it, she’ll never let it
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