“The spare?” Finnian’s face twisted with disdain. Of course it did.
“Yep. Sorry to disappoint, but you traded down.”
“You could never disappoint me,” Finnian murmured. “I just… I don’t understand why you would say that?”
“What?” I chuffed. “Don’t you have a bunch of useless younger siblings under foot?”
Finnian stiffened. “No. There’s only me.”
“Oh. I just thought… since your father called your mother the source of all his blessings…” I trailed off with an awkward cough.
Finnian nodded slowly. “You can see no blessings mateship might offer beyond pups?”
I shrugged, wishing for pockets to slide my hands into, but I was stuck in this stupid dress for the rest of my life, so there was nothing to do but hug myself tighter. I didn’t know what to say. It’s not like shifters were out here
