Chapter 300 – 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.”

“I do care,” I 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, a little embarrassed, “Codger.”

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

“Your couple name,” I say, sighing and pressing the bridge of my nose between my thumb and forefinger. “A mix between Cora and Rodger.”

“Codger?!”

that

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

is upset.

brother sighs 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

steady hand on his back, letting him know that I’m here. You’ll figure it out,” I say, hoping it’s the right

Rodger,” I say carefully. He looks up at me, a little exhausted but ready

a hand. He shuts his mouth, letting me finish. “If you mess up this ceremony, Ella is going to kill both of

and he shakes his head, looking over at her. “How

now. So let’s just…not cross her. And do our best to make Cora feel welcome, because if Cora’s not happy then Ella’s not happy, and if Ella’s not

his hand into the air and making an explosion

“Exactly,” I respond, nodding.

the girls, each thinking our private thoughts. But

me. I start out of my reverie,

firm, looking away. “We don’t need a couple name. We’re just Dominic and

supplies. I glare at

“Elominic?”

glare turns into a

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

“Shut up,” I murmur.

it has

to her

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