Chapter 18
El
Marcus feigned interest the whole time Otis and Brock, the elders Ryan had set El up with, told their stories. El could have spent the entire day listening to them, but she took mercy on Marcus and bid the men farewell before lunchtime.
“I thought that was fascinating. There’s so much history to your Pride,” El beamed on their walk back.
“Our Pride, and yes, there is lots of history. I don’t mind their stories as much as the others, but I have heard those several times in my long life.”
“Well, thank you for sitting through them again. It really does help me understand things a bit more, especially Leilani.”
“Really? How so?”
“I mean, she had everything necessary to be the Alpha, except the right gender. I mean, she was the strongest, and she had the lineage. I’m not sa
