"I don't know," I said. "Werewolves are healthier, stronger and age better than humans. Even in their late sixties, they will be equivalent to a man in his late forties. Still, it will seem weird when my daughter marries a guy who is older than I am," I said. The youngest of the bunch was five years older than I was, and I'd grown to look at them as annoying older brothers or uncles. "It's what has to be, though. There aren't any boys out there who wouldn't be over forty by the time they grow up. I hope they don't mind."

"Their wolves won't mind, and we won't either,"...