Chapter 36
Gunner’s ensuing silence was oppressive, but I had more important matters on my mind than a glowering alpha’s injured pride. Matters like Kira, whose facade of spunky indifference faded the instant the last police officer rolled away in his patrol car, leaving us alone with one painfully silent alpha and the three pack mates who’d chosen self-imposed exile over returning to the heart of their clan.
“Let’s go home,” I suggested, taking in the way my sister’s lower lip was beginning to quiver while the arm I’d slung around her waist did most of the work of holding the girl upright. Kira sagged in silent acceptance of my game plan, and I hugged her tighter in lieu of wrapping the shivering child in the jacket I no longer possessed.
Meanwhile, I glanced over Kira’s shoulder at th
