Alice drove the jeep up the mountainside, Diane hadn't said much since they'd left the house. She knew Diane hated going to see Elaine, Mark's mother was a pain on a good day, she loved talking down to everyone, but especially Diane. She never accepted her as Mark's wife. Alice knew that Diane was only making this trip today to help Sam and the others, if anyone had any more answers to their problem, it would be Elaine. Alice just wished that she could have done this for Diane and spare her the confrontation that was coming.
She still remembered the first time she'd met Elaine, it was at a family barbeque and Sam was running around with a friend, Elaine had called her and sternly told her to sit down and act like the future alpha she was, Mark had said nothing, but Diane had stood up and
