Lyra hadn’t expected another elder meeting that afternoon. She was halfway through training when Jake mindlinked her, asking her to be ready in thirty minutes. Lexi didn’t even blink when Lyra said she needed to leave, but Halle shot her a worried look as she hurried toward the pack house.
She barely managed a quick shower and had only half-dried her hair when Jake appeared in the doorway to hurry her along. She twisted her damp hair into a bun and pulled on a simple blue dress.
They were a few minutes late, but no one seemed to care as she slid into a seat across from the four elders. Jake sat beside her, his hand warm on her knee. Callan and Russ were on Jake’s other side. From Russ’s still-damp curls, it was clear she hadn’t been the only one who rushed over from training.
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