NORA
The dining hall was packed,
Plates going down, chairs scraping, Wren's voice cutting above everything else from across the room, Eli is on her lap grabbing at her hair with both fists while she tried to eat around him.
I dropped into my seat and reached for the bread.
Caden was already three bites into his food, Damon had his phone out, two pack members at the far end were arguing about something in low voices, and the usual dinner noise wrapped around everything like it always did.
I tore a piece of bread and chewed it without tasting anything.
My head was somewhere else.
Raphael's jaw tight when he handed me Eli, his eyes sliding away every time mine tried to find them, long day, and then the door clicking shut and the cold that came after.
I tore another piece of bread
