Aurélie POV
Élodie’s gaze snapped to me before it swung sharply toward the sound of footsteps.
“Mummy! Mummy! I won again!”
Delphine barreled into the room, her muddy hands smearing fresh handprints across my black jeans as she threw herself into my legs.
“Only because I let you,” Dominique muttered, strolling in behind her, already sizing up our guests with the keen eyes of the little Alpha he was becoming.
My attention never left Élodie. She watched my children with a focus that made every instinct in me rise and bristle.
“Children, you need to wash your hands oh, Alpha! I didn’t realize…” Miss Lambert appeared breathlessly behind them, halting when she noticed the visitors.
“That’s quite alright. We’re hands-on with children in our pack too,” Beta Simon said with a reassuring sm
