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.”

offended. “I care, Roger. But yeah…Ella has brought this…issue to my attention.

asks, confused, spinning to me. “What’s Codger?”

my nose

“Codger?!”

that

in his hand and taking a deep breath. “You guys

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. So, did you do something to her?”

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 simpler, but it’s…”

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

say carefully. He looks up at me, a little exhausted but ready to listen. “If you mess up this ceremony…”

his mouth to protest, but I hold up a hand. He shuts his mouth, letting me

up this ceremony, Ella is going to kill both

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

best to make Cora feel welcome, because if Cora’s not happy

into the air and making an explosion sound with his mouth, simultaneously opening his hand

respond,

girls, each thinking our private

me. I start out of my reverie, looking at him. “If we’re Codger,” he muses,

I respond, firm, looking away. “We don’t need a couple name.

I glare at

“Elominic?”

into

says, starting to laugh. I just give him a shove, unable to help the smile that pulls at my

up,” I

no, it has

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

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