Jacob had seen the twinkle in Raul's eyes the moment the Alpha had stepped into the room, and it had taken him the whole of his self control, including the command from his lifemate to remain still and not push Jeremy away, to not demand the joyful truth. He knew it was about his sister.
Even now, watching Raul gather his thoughts after being questioned by Jeremy who finally had noticed that Raul was happy for the first time in a while, Jacob was twitching in his seat, to the amusement of Zande.
"Olivera. I think she is okay, or rather I know she is okay." Raul started, darting glances between Jacob and Jeremy.
"You were able to reach her through the bond?" Raven asked, happy for the Alpha whom she had come to respect, instead of pity, these past months-she had even taken to making a supplication for him to the gods. Hopefully, there was a good answer. She smiled when Raul nodded.
Finally.
