Hugo
He could only smile when Tori mind-linked to him about what Leigh had said, he’d not asked for context, because Tori had given it to him in full. She was happy herself to impart the news to him, that, yes, Leigh did look to be accepting of Alpha Braxton internally, that her external remarks and reactions were all likely to be a put on.
She’d also relayed to him the way Braxton had smiled himself. The man had understood instantly, that had also made Hugo and his beast happy. The man wasn’t, it seemed, deterred by his daughter’s unhappy display about being his Mate and the constant pushing him away. Was going to hang in there.
Then just a few minutes later he’d gotten to hear about Leigh’s reaction to Braxton strolling around without his shirt on. She’d or Jara had not liked it. He’d
