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brought their attentions back to her.
    Liam’s face pinched. “Oh. Well. Alright then. So…” Her dads shared a look and Travis shrugged before waving his hand at Liam’s chest. Caelum knew them a little, but he didn’t have to know them all that well to be able to interpret that gesture. It was simple a very simple, “you’re the wolf, you fix it.” Only Caelum was pretty sure that Liam couldn’t do it from there.
    “Is there a pack there that he could move into?” Travis asked Liam. Before Liam could answer, though, Travis looked at Caelum. “Do you know if there’s one? There has to be, right? Pine Hollow transfers people sometimes, and it seems simple. At least from what I’ve seen. Surely it can’t be that much worse over there.”
    Caelum shrugged and moved his fingers past Ippy’s arm to curl in the longest tips of his curls that hung over the collar of his shirt. “I don’t know. It’s not like selkies regularly have meet ups with them if there are. We’re a pretty solitary bunch.”
    Liam pinched his lips together. “So unlike a wolf.” There was judgement there, and though Caelum recognized it, he didn’t let it bother him. He knew from the times he’d spoken to Hannah’s dads that Liam was reserving judgement on him. As far as Caelum was concerned, that was completely understandable and he wasn’t about to give the man a reason to doubt him. Instead he nodded, agreeing with Liam. Werewolves and selkies, though both shifters, had very little in common, and he didn’t doubt that there would be times when that would become an issue between them. But it wasn’t going to be today.
    With a sigh and a shake of his head, Liam took Travis’ hand. “Ippy, I’m sorry, but I have spoken to the alpha there. He understands the situation, but he does not approve of your relationship. It isn’t that you’re bi, it’s that you’ve chosen to take two people into your life. If there was only one—”
    Not gonna happen, Ippy said, his words punctuated by a low growl that made Liam’s head snap up as he narrowed his gaze at Ippy through the computer.
    “Your point is clear, but let me remind you that I am still your superior, regardless of where you live or what pack you may or may not belong to,” Liam replied coldly.
    Hannah put a hand on each of their legs and Caelum tightened his hold on Ippy’s hair. It wasn’t to the point of pain, not even close, but he wanted there to be no doubt in Ippy’s mind that he didn’t want him leaving, either.
    “We’ll make it work,” Hannah said, her voice soft. She curled her fingers where they lay over their legs and Caelum nodded.
    “Yes, we will.”
    Liam frowned and leaned forward toward them. “I’ve tried living without a pack, and it is possible, but it will take work and commitment from all three of you. Ippy, you aren’t dominant like I am. Submissiveness isn’t weakness, but it does mean that you may not have the fortitude to do this alone. A pack is a family, a structure that has a strict rules and standards. Replicating it isn’t simple. If the three of you need help, for any reason, we are here for you. The whole pack is.”
    “Thank you,” Caelum said, surprised that he was included in that offer.
    Hannah gave her dads a bright smile, though Caelum saw the shadows behind it and knew that her dads likely could, too. She wasn’t a good liar, with her words or expressions, and someone should have told her that by now. “We’re gonna watch some movies and relax for a while. Thanks, Dads. I love you both.”
    “We love you, too.”
    Hannah shut her computer, cutting off the call, before getting to her feet and taking it to the dining room table. There weren’t many surfaces in his home to put it on, so Caelum supposed that was better than nothing. Neither he nor Ippy moved until she got back and when she was between them again they were quick to put their arms around her, holding her tightly between them.
    “Not the answer I’d