Selina’s POV
“We’ll only be gone three days at most,” Mom said for the fifth time, fussing with her overnight bag in the foyer.
“Four if the council sessions run long.”
“We’ll be fine, Mom,” I assured her, though part of me wanted to beg her not to go.
Alpha Rowan stood by the door, already dressed in his formal council attire. He looked every inch the powerful Alpha…commanding, intimidating, exactly the kind of leader people followed into battle.
“The staff will be here during the day,” he said, his tone suggesting this was important information we needed to remember.
“Mrs. Chen will prepare meals. The guards will maintain their rotations. But you four…” his eyes swept over me and the triplets, who were standing in various positions around the foyer “…are in charge of the househo
