KATHERINE
The lawn in front of the Alpha’s house – my house – was covered in snow by the time Xander and I pulled up. Neither of us had uttered a single word during the three-hour drive. The silence had been tense and full, so full, of things left unsaid.
Maybe for the best.
“Home sweet home, I guess.” Xander was the first to break the silence, his mouth pressed in a thin line and his knuckles white as he held on to the steering wheel.
“Yeah,” I nodded. “Do you want to come inside? Get something to eat or drink, or… use the bathroom?”
“I appreciate the offer, but if I do, I just might crush your husband’s face, and you might be displeased with it.” He commented. His voice was dangerously calm. “Not excessively, I promise. Just enough to make up for your arm.”
Despite everything – des
