(Present Day)
Aqua blinked herself out of the flashback, feeling unexpectedly energized. Remembering how she and her father had helped Kieran build the strength to withstand the super‑werewolf transformation filled her with renewed purpose. If they could help Kieran, they could help Aries too.
She powered down her computer, tucked her Mont Blanc pen behind her ear, grabbed her notebook, and made a mental note to stop by her mother’s suite for measuring tape. If she could get Aries’s measurements now, she could rush the wetsuit order and get him into the training tank sooner rather than later.
The faster the wetsuit arrived, the faster Aries could train.
The faster he trained, the faster he’d grow strong.
The faster he grew strong, the faster he could learn to shift.
And the faster
