Lana, Hercule, Adhir, and Noreen are on the second-floor valcone having lunch. Adhir has been asking Hercules a lot of questions and has become frustrated because Hercules only gives him half-answers or doesn't answer at all.
Noreen is trying to figure out how old Hercules is since he's Andromeda's uncle. Shifters look younger for their ages. But he isn't a shifter. She doesn't care how old he is, but she would like to know how old her son-in-law is.
When Adhir asked him if he had been married or had children, that did it for Hercules. He gives Adhir a long, stern stare. "I understand you and your mate want to know about me. My past is my business. Now, whatever Lana wants to know about me, she'll ask, and I'll tell her. " He looks at Lana. "You and I have talked about our past. I
