Chapter 31 031

• Mom and Dad were seated next to Gerhard, with a chair for me next to my father. My two protectors were next to me. Martin and Melinda were across the table from us, the humans gathered together to make feeding us easier. Most of the wolves were men and women. A dozen were in wolf shapes, and eating their food from bowls on the floor.
• "Why aren't all of the werewolves eating at the table?" Melinda asked.
• "Ah," Gerhard said, "there are a couple different reasons. A couple of the bitches are pregnant. We no longer have the ability to shift if pregnant. Apparently, a baby or pups can't take the strain of the mother shifting. So you're stuck in whichever form you're in within a couple days of conception. The others are in wolf form because our sense of smell is so much better as a wolf. They're like an early warning system for trouble."