_Katherine’s POV_
The room was too quiet.
I lay on the big bed, staring up at the ceiling. The soft blanket felt strange on my skin. It was too clean, too warm, too... gentle. It didn’t feel like mine. This room didn’t feel like mine.
Nothing about this place felt like home.
A soft knock on the door pulled me from my thoughts. I sat up slowly. My body was still aching from everything that had happened.
“Katherine?” It was Adrian's voice. “Dinner is ready. The Alpha is waiting for you in the main hall.”
I frowned.
“I’m not going,” I said. “Tell him I’ll eat here. Alone.”
There was a pause. Then Adrian said, “The Alpha has ordered your presence.”
My jaw clenched.
I walked to the door and opened it just a crack, just enough to look him in the eye.
“Go tell him,” I said, my voice co
