Eryx.
I was reviewing border reports when the door creaked open without a knock.
I looked up expecting Cade. Instead I found a small girl pushing the door wide with both hands, completely unbothered by the fact that she was walking into the Alpha's private study uninvited.
She marched straight to my desk like she owned it.
"Hi," she said.
I stared at her.
"This chair is very big," she announced, climbing into it before I could respond. Her legs didn't even reach the floor.
A boy appeared in the doorway behind her, more cautious, watching me carefully before he stepped inside.
He had the same red undertone to his hair that she did. Same shape to the eyes, though hers were lighter, more expressive. His were guarded. Careful. Studying me the way a much older person would.
I recognise
