AXEL
My stomach churned and my skin tingled and itched as though a thousand ants were crawling over me. I clenched my jaw and fought the urge to groan in frustration. It wasn’t going to do me any good.
On the third knock, I knew I had no other choice and opened the door. There was just no way to avoid them forever, no matter how tempting the idea was. Still, I made sure my glare was in place and I didn’t step aside to let them into my house. Not that it stopped Alexandria.
Like a force of nature, my grandmother scoffed and then pushed past me and entered the house as though she owned it, leaving me to face Samuel, who still stood at my doorstep. I was tempted to shut the door in his face, but after a second, I decided against it just to avoid a lecture from Alexandria.
“There’s nothin
