Confused, Avery blinked at my mother. "What happened, Lady Catherine?" she asked, genuinely puzzled by the sudden change in my mother's demeanor.
"Have you forgotten our last conversation, Avery?" my mother replied sullenly. "I expected you to give me the good news that I would soon be a grandmother upon my return to this pack."
I rolled my eyes in frustration, shaking my head at my mother's persistent interference in my personal life.
"Mother, please stop this," I demanded firmly, my patience wearing thin. I had no intention of allowing my mother to pressure Avery into anything she wasn't ready for.
But to my surprise, Avery's cheeks flushed, and she glanced at me, her gaze filled with a mix of embarrassment and affection.
"What can I do alone, Lady Catherine?" Avery admitted, her vo
