Maria nodded excitedly, twirling a strand of her hair. “Yeah! I also thought he would make Mama happy. And because he liked her so much, we thought it would be all romantic and sweet, like the fairy tales.”
Noah hugged his knees, rocking a bit. “I thought he seemed nice too… back then.”
Caius sighed, looking a little grumpy. “I told you guys not to decide stuff for Mama. I already knew the truth because I peeked into his head a little at pack school. He felt super guilty and sad about rejecting her in front of everybody and sending her away. I didn’t want us getting all excited about a dad who hurt her so badly. It wasn’t fair.”
Lyra scrunched her nose. “You were right to shut us down back then. I was kinda upset because I thought he was perfect for Mama. But after seeing him yesterday
