"Your grand father sounds like he was a wonderful man", I prompted.
My voice came out gentler than intended, the Alpha in me quieting itself for her sake.
"Yeah, he was", The ghost of a smile graced Elena’s lips, And I knew it wasn't me. It was for the memory of man who raised her, and I was fine with that. As long as she was smiling.
Seeing that brief curve in her expression caused a strange easing inside me, like my wolf settled, lying down just for her.
"You had to sell your car to pay bills? That must have been hard", My tone remained low, gentle but probing, hoping to get Elena to open a little more. Her eyes flickered to me briefly. A quick glance before looking looking away again, as if she found it difficult to look me in the eye right now.
Humans always struggled meeting the
