(Karl POV)
They continued to try to bicker with me about it until, at the end, I basically dared them to mind–link their Alpha and tell him to get down here to tell me what he wanted himself. I made the dare suspecting that Brady had ordered them not to bother him except if there was an absolute, complete emergency. It turns out that I was right, and they backed off.
Once Lily and I were in my (rented) car, the conversation between us flowed surprisingly easily. We stayed away from any serious or difficult subjects, talking instead about the weather, things she had studied in school, outdoor activities, and funny human interactions. I had no idea that she and I had as much in common as we did, and that we even seemed to share a very similar sense of humor.
