Ryker leaned back slightly. For half a second, he wanted to argue. Not because Jason had said anything wrong. He hadn't.
But Isaac was Ryker's son. Ryker was correcting him because Isaac had knowingly broken one of the rules they had discussed before arriving. He didn't want Isaac learning that another adult giving him permission meant his father's correction no longer mattered.
Then Isaac looked at him. Big eyes. Hopeful. Waiting.
Orin stirred.
“Pup sorry. Pup wants friends.”
"I know that."
“Let pup go.”
Ryker almost sighed.
"You were supposed to help me discipline him."
“Pup apologized.”
"He hasn't apologized to Jason yet."
Orin considered that.
“Then pup apologize. Then friends.”
Ryker resisted the urge to shake his head. Julia was watching him now too. She didn't interfer
