(Aaron POV) “Josephine is marrying my father. Jason took her to the store as a favor to me, and on orders of the current alpha, who is also my father. Josephine called him baby because she was raised in the Southern United States, where a lot of people use the terms ‘baby’ and ‘sweetheart’ to describe everyone that they meet.” Cassie’s eyes got big, and I saw a sudden and strong flash of embarrassment. “Oh.” “Yeah, oh.” “While I am clearing up misunderstandings, I suppose I should ask… are you really getting married? Is the dress for you?” Cassie looked down at the tequila bottle. I could tell she was embarrassed. “No, I’m not getting married. My sister is. I had to try on dresses for my sister because she’s pregnant and my mother doesn’t know.” “And your sister wants that particular

