Ms. Rankin was scenting her second-chance mate. My 'spidy' senses are tingling, I thought to myself. I could hear Jade chuckling. Though I was fairly certain I knew who her second-chance mate was, something didn't make sense. Wouldn't they have sensed each other when he, his beta, and the council members arrived? I was just enough of a curious Nelly that I had to ask a few questions.
"Fiona said the Council members arrived while I was sleeping. That must have been quite the hullabaloo," I casually mentioned. "Ms. Rankin, you must have been pleased to see your brother-in-law after so long!"
She looked up at me and grimaced. "I haven't seen any of them yet. Joy got so wound up playing our game she accidentally knocked over her full glass of coke. Unfortunately, I got drenched, so I had to
