Nora
It took time to adjust to having a permanent home.
And kids.
That was the hard part for Nora.
Her language, mainly.
Alex fell into a routine that was even more domestic than before. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Not just the immortal creatures plus Katelyn living in the house. Anya decided she liked helping Alex cook, which meant Jack came too. It was different from before. Everything was new territory for Nora. Family. That’s what it was.
The hound Alex brought home with the boys slowly came out, and though she was more than willing to keep another hellhound, Nora watched Alex’s slow disappointment in its near automatic bonding with Anya. Mostly her baby, though.
Distantly, Nora remembered Eden telling her their baby was never meant to live. The
