Maybe because you couldn't.
Maybe because every parent was just making it up as they went and desperately hoping they didn't screw up their children too badly.
Adolescence was going to be a f*****g nightmare.
I already knew it.
And considering Owen had punched a grown Alpha in the balls today while Ella bit him hard enough to draw blood?
I had a feeling my future wasn't going to be boring.
Not even a little.
Anastasia caught my eye near the door.
"Thank you," I said quietly.
Something softened in her expression immediately.
"Oh sweetheart."
The words came out with enough affection to make my throat tighten.
"They're my grandchildren."
I nodded anyway.
Because she hadn't just watched them.
She'd protected them.
Loved them.
Like they were her own family already.
And I'd nev
