028 - Two Days or More

LUCY.

I was expecting the Alpha would call for my attention, but he didn’t. I walked home toward the packhouse with him trailing behind me.

The house was deserted when we came in, and I was grateful for that because I didn’t know how to face Laira and Lena. I wanted to ask Alpha Stone where I would be staying for the night, but I didn’t want to start any conversation with him at the moment.

So I just walked ahead up the stairs. I saw him switch off the main lights and turn on the dimmed lamps all over the ground floor before he followed me up the stairs.

As soon as we entered the bedroom, he walked past me and headed for the bathroom. I heard him open the shower, and I just slumped my body down on the single sofa. More than my body, my mind was tired from everything that happened in the last twenty-four hours. And I was hoping to have a good night’s sleep, but it still depends on the Alpha.

After what felt like an eternity, the bathroom door opened and Alpha Stone stepped out, f