-I like her,- Palette said approvingly.
"There's more," Dorothy said again.
"How? How is there more?"
"My dad knows. And the Alpha knows. They had a meeting last night." Dorothy pulled her knees up to her chest. "They're going to protect us until the ceremony. Keep the Elders from interfering."
"The Alpha is protecting your relationship with his son." Lila shook her head slowly. "This is insane. This is actually insane."
"Oh, and Miss Silver, the one the Elders wanted Magnus to mate with? She's bringing her girlfriend to the ceremony."
Lila blinked. "Her girlfriend."
"She's a lesbian. Has been dating the same woman for three years. Her father's been hiding it."
"So the arranged mating is dead."
"Very dead."
Lila was silent for a full ten seconds, her expression cycling through sh
