AXEL Everyone else sat down and breakfast began shortly after. It was Sunday and all the families were coming down for breakfast but Lucian was always absent now. He and Mandy were of age now so they usually slept in on Sunday. Mandy had moved into the packhouse no less than a week after they’d found they were mates. It was quite usual to want to be close to your mate almost immediately. The bond drew you together and since they’d marked each other almost immediately the bond grew strong exponentially. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were married by the end of the year. We decided to play pool and ping pong in the game room today. Then Parker had the idea to invite the orphanage to the indoor pool at the gym after lunch. It was February so the public pool was closed. I agreed so w

