Bradley POV
Brad did not expect Aspen to actively step in front of his own mother and put a hand on her to keep her behind him. It was a very Alpha thing to do. Not when Timothy was just striding towards them, though he was coming with a purpose, it seemed. Aspen was clearly taking it as a threat to his mother.
Brad had also not expected Izzy’s wolf Fade to burst out of her either, at just the sight of Alpha Timothy approaching Piper and Brandon, but she had likely responded to her own Alpha’s rising to the situation. That, along with Timothy’s dismissive attitude to Aspen being on the surface, like he did not care that the boy's wolf might rip out of him at just seven.
Brad knew they were all in agreement to try and keep the boys wolf inside of him, for as long as possible, including
