Stay away from each other

WINTER POV

I waited for my mother or Denise to continue speaking, but both exchanged a glance instead of talking.

I sighed, turning to my mother, "Will you both keep looking at each other rather than say what we need to know? It's a dire situation if it involves the Vordrak lycan. Let us know how to proceed in handling the situation."

"Right," said Denise. "Is this place good enough for discussion? I mean, can anyone overhear us?"

"It's not," I said. The wall wasn't soundproof, and whatever we discussed could be heard. That was the last thing I wanted if the discussion required privacy.

"We should use the meeting hall for the council of elders," I suggested.

We walked out of the dining room toward the hall and ran into Linda and Jude on the way. Both followed us in, and neither my mother nor Denise objected. I guessed it was because they were hardly strangers. Jude was the Beta and needed to be informed about everything going on, while Linda, being part of the family, needed to know t