Me, mom and Dominic are sitting at the table, the low classical music keeping it from getting horribly silent.
“Who has been running the pack since you are here? I heard that Ariel’s father was killed so I assumed you were running it while Ariel was” he looks at me.
“Doing what she was doing”
I look at mom but she has her poker face on and she is all business-like, I remember seeing this as a child and I never thought I would see it again after dad died.
“Hey maybe not bring up the dead dad”
Dominic looks at me and I see him narrow his eyes ever so slightly.
“Fredrick, Ariels young brother is taking care of the pack with his new found mate”
Dominic nods his head but then he looks at me.
“Both your brothers found their mates before you? It is not unheard of, I know but you nev
