Viktoria POV
Exhausted, I stop walking. My breath comes out in shallow bursts, my vision swimming with tears. I wipe my eyes with shaky hands, only to see makeup smudges on the back of my hands.
Take a moment, Viktoria. You're confused. “Kaden?” I mutter at the road stretched out like a black thread.
It’s true. I can’t walk all the way back. Not like this. Not in my Mary Jane shoes. My phone is in my bag back at school. Its impossible to call a cab.
“Wait here,” Kaden says, glancing toward the Alpha house. “I’ll go get my car.”
He jogs back, his figure growing smaller as he heads toward the big house. Feeling all alone, hugging myself against the wind that’s starting to pick up, the sidewalk looks cozy to sit on.
The alpha house now represents a monument of everything I wish I co
