Jaxon and I exchanged a glance, and I decided there was no reason to hide anything anymore.
“My father made mistakes that were far worse than drinking,” I said, and both Elara and Kael looked at me with complete attention. “After Selene and I left, things got bad for him very quickly. He became addicted to gambling. Mostly sports betting, from what I’ve discovered. I think he was searching for some kind of excitement or rush. If I’m being honest, it was probably his way of trying to feel something again. It didn’t end well for him. He wasn’t very good at it and lost more often than he won. During the last fifteen years, he spent almost all of the pack’s money.”
“Not almost,” Jaxon said. “That’s the reason I came looking for you at the diner. I checked into it myself. Every pack bank acco
