“I had a feeling the drive home would be used for this,” her father said wryly, looking back at his daughter in the rearview mirror.
“Did you want to start by telling me the whole story, or did you want me to start asking questions?” she asked.
Her parents looked at each other, then her mother turned around and said, “Why not ask what you want to know, and we’ll fill in the rest?”
Lizzie thought for a moment, then nodded.
“Okay,” she said, then asked, “What did Old Jake mean by the feud between your mom and dad’s families, Mom?”
Her mother sighed and said, “My parents weren’t supposed to be together. In the packs, when two people are supposed to be together, they are called mates. This doesn’t happen all the time, so most couples are arranged to be together for the benefit of
