Ayla
“How’s she?” I asked as soon as Lionel left the room. Ragnar and I were alone in the hall, and I felt more open to having a conversation.
“Emily?” he replied, waving his hand dismissively. “She’ll be fine.”
“I don’t think she will be, Ragnar. If our presence here upsets her so much, we can leave. If we go right away, the kids and I can make it to the sanctuary before nightfall.”
“And how do you plan on dealing with rogue wolves who might be on the prowl?”
“I can defend myself, Ragnar. I’ve been protecting my children for five years and…”
“I don’t doubt that you can protect them; I’m not trying to undermine your ability to either.”
“Then let us go. If we leave, you don’t have to deal with Emily’s outburst or any other troubles our presence here would bring.”
“There wouldn’t be
