That evening, James welcomed all the men from their pack, and they went to the dining room. Shoran had bought snacks and drinks and had carefully arranged them on the table. She excused herself and went upstairs. This was a men’s only meeting.
“Where’s Kiran?” Carl asked James as they stood around the table pouring drinks. Normally, it would be Kiran that received them at the house when Malachi was unavailable.
“And why isn’t Garrick here?” Carl asked, before James could answer his first question.
“I think we should rather wait for Malachi. Garrick couldn’t get away from the hospital,” James said as Carl frowned at him. Twenty minutes later, Malachi walked into the dining room and looked apologetically at everyone.
“I apologize for my tardiness. I was with Robert Jones. Please take a s
