Mateo's POV
"I'm sure it was nothing," I said with an easy smile while keeping my eyes locked on Delilah's bowed head. "Just heard there were a lot of pack members hanging around the halls this afternoon. Probably just the usual crowd, right Delilah?"
Dante shot me a warning look from across the table but I ignored him.
"I'm sure everyone was very welcoming," Vivienne said warmly to Delilah. "The pack members are so friendly once you get to know them."
"Exactly," I continued in that same casual, brotherly tone that Vivienne would hear as helpful concern. "I'm sure they were all just trying to get to know you better. Make you feel like part of the family. That's what pack does, right?"
I saw the exact moment a tear slipped down Delilah's cheek and dropped onto her plate. She didn't mak
