Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 135

Chapter 0135

“I did try talking to your father, James. And not just your father; I tried talking to ALL of them. Everyone in pack leadership. It did not help anything. Whether your father respects me or not, all those conversations ever did was yield strict alpha orders that prevented me from talking about things that should have been talked about. Things that NEEDED to be talked about.”

I put my hands over my face. “Look, I apologize for questioning you. It… it is just a lot of information to take in.”

Dr. Miller’s look softened. “I know.”

Dr. Miller then looked at Joey and Jessica. “How far did you get?”

“We told him about the movement, the Hoffmans, and the fire. That is about it so far,”

Jessica replied. “Did you tell him about the pink squares?”

Dr. Miller asked. I wrinkled my eyebrows. “Pink squares?”

“I guess I will start there,”

Dr. Miller responded. “After the Hoffman fire, no one else dared to move or remove Stephanie’s photographs or memorials. However, leaving them up felt like a form of betrayal towards the Hoffmans. The Movement wanted the Hoffmans to know that there were pack members who cared about them and stood behind them, even if we could not be public about it. So, someone came up with the idea of a silent protest. Small pink squares were added to the corner of Stephanie’s pictures and memorials. Nothing flashy, nothing distracting. Just a small, pink square. You should know that not everyone who has a pink square on t their memorial is a member of the movement, but everyone who has a pink square on their memorial is a supporter of it in some way.”

I thought about all the memorials that I had seen. I could not remember seeing any pink squares, but I also had not been looking. “Can we go back and talk about Lily?”

I asked after a beat. “I am struggling to see how she is connected to any of this, and “And you are worried,”

Dr. Miller finished for me. “Yeah.”

“Lily is special in more ways than one. Her wolf, Rose, is one of a kind. I did not realize just how special until Jessica here told me about the symbol on Rose’s rump, and until Jessica and I did some research.”

“You met Rose?”