Brodie guided me into a separate building that was like his cabin, but larger. My parents and Vanessa were already there, seated around a huge oval table. Jackson was there too and some others who I didn’t recognise. They didn’t look overly happy to see me at all. Their gazes were intimidating and cold. I wanted nothing more than to turn and leave. I tugged on Brodie’s arm until he came to a stop, leaving us just out of earshot. “This isn’t quite what I expected.”
“What did you expect?”
“I don’t know. All of us gathered around a fire in the darkness.” The look of humour that spread over his face showed how amused he was by my stupidity.
“We’ve moved past those kinds of rituals these days. We’re more civilised. Not to mention that we live in the Scottish Highlands. It’s hardly healthy to
