Page 13 of Magical Sass for Three
“Tristan and Barbara Wolfe. I need their advice regarding pack matters, so they’re making a trip out here. Tristan’s wanted to take his wife on vacation, so two birds and all.”
“You don’t think anyone here would be foolish enough to go after them, do you?” Kyro asked. “Attacking them would be pure stupidity. The Wolfes are one of the most powerful families out there.”
“I don’t think anyone would risk their wrath, but I want you both to be close to them at all times when they’re not in my presence or have the men you trust to oversee their stay, especially Barbara. I know Tristan would be furious if anything happened to his mate.”
“We won’t let you down,” Derek said. “Linc and Jaston along with a few others are dependable.”
“See to it then. It’s a shame your mother can’t be here to welcome them too,” Braylon said. “I’m sure she and Barbara would have hit it off.”
Derek could see the hurt in his father’s eyes and sense the heartbreak that still sat with him. Their mother had been human. She had Derek and Kyro a year apart. Her wolf didn’t come then due to her pregnancy. When her wolf finally tried to become part of her, Braylon had been away to help a friend with rogues attacking their pack. Her body couldn’t accept the change and weakened her.
Their father still held guilt for not being there to help her through it, and he refused to have another replace their mother. No one could.
Many shifters died after losing their mates, but Derek knew their father stayed strong for them. If he died, there would have been no one to help them to become the men they were now because of him. He and Kyro never forgot their father’s selflessness.
“We’ll be there to welcome them, Dad,” Kyro said.
“I don’t know of any women in our pack that would be able to welcome Barbara, too.”
“We know someone, but she’s not pack,” Kyro said. He shared a look with Derek, and they both knew without having to ask.
Braylon stared at his sons. “This someone wouldn’t be the reason you two took off last night, would it?”
Derek nodded. “She’s an irresistible woman, who happens to be our mate,” he said.
“She also happens to be a witch,” Kyro said.
Braylon smiled. “Is this the same witch you two have been checking up on in Miami?”
“You knew about that?” Derek asked. They’d used all the resources they could to locate Hanna when they found out she’d left town. It took a while, but they finally knew where she’d been staying the past few years.
“Nothing goes on around here that I don’t know about,” Braylon said. “Now, tell me about your mate and what I can do to help.”
