Claire’s POV
I understood what Gideon was doing. Since our investigation into my mother was at something of a standstill, he was hoping to distract me with the banquet planning. I didn’t hate the idea. I was quickly warming up to the thought of the banquet. Gideon had told me that I still had friends in the pack, and I was anxious to see if that was true.
But that didn’t mean that I could just forget about the investigation.
The search into the pack archives had been something of a loose end. Ivan had seemingly told me all he was going to tell me, so I didn’t think that I’d have any luck there. George hadn’t wanted to talk about it at all, and I guessed reaching out to her would only antagonize Victoria and Susanne, both of whom I was trying to avoid. And Uncle Daniel was gone.
But, ju
