One Step at a Time

Cole chuckled at the older woman's reaction before engulfing her in a hug."How are you doing, mother?" he greeted.

"As well as my wolf and I can take. And please, would you tell your mate to drop the formalities?" the woman replied warmly, her blue eyes beaming with pride as she regarded her son.

"She seems to have a mind of her own, mother. You must have overheard our conversation about fireflies. She seems set on investigating everything that makes no human sense to her," Cole replied, pulling away and letting Katie through. The woman hugged Katie just as heartily holding onto the girl longer than normal etiquette dictated.

"I didn't say I would make an investigation. I'll just have someone do that for me. Since I am no longer Sandra's mentor, this might just be a little harder than it would have been," Katie groaned.