On Monday, when Jazz and Allen went back to pack house, Allen went directly to her office, and Jazz saw when Damon came home late as always. It's been about a week, and Jazz didn't say one thing to her brother. On Thursday, he ate on his own and watched TV. Training himself and taking an extra class of pack pups, Jazz knew how much stress it put Damon under. He needed to get done what he needed to get done, or else he'd be a grouch.

Jazz wasn't sure when Damon arrived home because he had dozed off on the sofa with the television on, and the sound of...