Swiftcurrent Creek I'm at a party I don't wanna be at

hmmm, adi murmured, thinking. he hadn't remembered seeing or even smelling indra around lately, but perhaps he really had missed them. at any rate, he was spared having to hash that out with lucas when kavik arrived; his shoulders sank imperceptibly in relief. the alpha would have the answers.

he gave the dark man a nod and a smile before turning to lucas once more, face aglow as the young man made his introduction. he was very fond of lucas—shame that their little family within the coconut grove hadn't been meant to be. they could, though, create something here. something new.