A grin appeared on her face at the idea of him looking through her wares for any reason, let alone as presents for his sister. She loved when people bought her items as gifts for others. “What is she like? I might have a few pieces I can show you if you would like?” While all she wanted to do was sit here, drink some tea and talk to this man, she was running a business. Plus if his sister liked it she may want him to find her more items. Leather? Millie made a mental note to look into some leatherworking tools. She hadn’t dabbled in it before but he brought up a fair point. It could open another avenue for customers she didn’t know she needed. “I’ll make something out of leather for you so if you come by again I have something suited to your tastes,” she decided with a nod of her head. Yes, she would get to work on that right away. After brewing the tea and bringing over an array of things to put into it, Millie handed him the tea cup and sat down on the chair across from the sofa. “Did you spend a lot of time with your sister?” Millie found herself asking without realizing. A small flush to her cheeks as she took a sip and clarified. “Sorry, you’ve mentioned her a few times and I’ve always been close with my sisters so I was curious.”
While hiding it had not been her intention, Millie was surprised to find that Wesley picked up on the word pack in her sentence. At least he didn’t seem too concerned that she was mentally unstable which bode well for him being a true witch. Though his words confused her. Misplaced? Was that a bad thing? “I get that a lot,” she offered up with a warm smile from above the rim of her cup. “I’m probably the weakest link in my bloodline. I’ve never been the best at the whole werewolf part of my life. Not that I mind being a werewolf! I don’t try to avoid it or anything.” It was hard to explain how Millie felt about being a wolf. The trait was just that: a trait. She grew up knowing that one day she would turn into a wolf every full moon as a fact of life. “Feel free to ask any questions you have and I’ll try to give you a proper answer but I may want to ask some witch related questions in return.” A rush of relief filled Millie as Wesley confirmed that Las Vegas was not really his ideal destination but rather he had come with a friend. “Where is your friend now?” She tilted her head as she asked, looking towards the door to see if someone was lurking outside of her shop. “I’ll meet him at some point? Does that mean you’re planning on coming around again?”
“Gianna is — sunshine somehow placed inside of a human and released into the world,” he said with a light chuckle as he thought of his baby sister. “She’s very artistic, free spirited, and caring. Right now she’s off in Ireland her boyfriend. I’m due to send her another care package soon, so perhaps a gander into your selection is needed.” Typically he sent her the most random assortment of trinkets, but she seemed to love them all the same. A smile appeared on his face at the thought of having another excuse to stop by the shop. That was splendid. Surely he’d think of something, but her having something he’d want to purchase made much more sense. “I’ll drop by again for sure.” Wesley shook his head after he swallowed another sip of tea in an attempt to dismiss the apology. “No need to apologize. How else will we get to know each other if we don’t ask questions. Before she left to travel we were very much attached at the hip. Even though she lives far away now though, we still manage to talk multiple times a week. I think she’d call the National Guard if she didn’t hear from me for too long.” Wesley used to ask just when he’d become the one to be worried about, but he let it go. It was his sister’s way of showing she cared, and she was always concerned that their situation robbed him of too much.
He frowned at her choice of words and racked his mind for a different way to phrase what she meant. Having any negative association tied to the woman didn’t please him at all for some reason. “I wouldn’t say weakest. The universe works in mysterious ways. You are exactly as you were meant to be. Perhaps one day all that doesn’t seem to make sense or fit will end up being your biggest strength or advantage. Besides, I’m quite pleased with where you wound up sorting if that matters much.” If she were more along the lines of a “typical” werewolf, he doubted that they would have as much in common. Very few people clicked with him so easily and so quickly. “Ask me whatever you’d like. Are you colorblind when you shift? I know that most likely seems like the oddest of questions, but it’s believed about dogs which are your distant cousins. Is that the right phrasing? Cousins? I don’t know. Still, the meaning is the same. I’ve just always been curious.” Wesley’s mind could go off in a million directions with tangents, but he didn’t mind. Eventually his words wound up on the path he initially wanted. They just took a small detour. “Right now I imagine he’s still sleeping off his wild evening back at the hotel. I was getting quite fidgety, so I decided on exploring. As for my reappearance, of course. Although, next time I may ask that our conversation occur outside of your workspace.”

















