“Hello, ladies.” One of the cameramen directed the lens at our table and smiled at Edith like he knew her. “Sorry for interrupting. Go back to acting natural. What were you saying?”
Edith checked to make sure her hair was in place. “We were talking about maybe doing something different for the hospital this year. Weren’t we, Aspen?”
The camera panned to me and I froze. My tongue was thick in my mouth. This was not what I was expecting. Why hadn’t Alpha Derek told me more if he expected me to be a representative of our pack? Or had he said something like that and I’d chosen to ignore it?
“Aspen?” Edith frowned.
Under the table, Opal’s leg brushed mine and a sense of peace enveloped me. I sighed, breathing it in, and gave her a grateful smile.
“I was just thinking it might be nice to br
