chapter 52

Ezra I am exhausted as I stumble back toward the packhouse. Kat and Mateo are arguing as I approach the backyard before stepping out of the trees. The sky is starting to darken as night approaches. And the bond is stressed. Mateo as usual is dealing with one of Kat’s mood swings again. But how can I come home after what happened? If Maddox got loose and lost control… However, I also can’t avoid them forever. “It’s pointless, Mateo. I am not going to shift, I just want to go inside. Nothing we do works, and I am sick of wasting my fucking time!” Kat yells at him. I sigh. Great, just what I want to come home to. Both Mateo and Kat hear me, and turn in my direction. Kat narrows her eyes at me, I have been ignoring her. I expect her to be angry, and now I am about to bear it. “And where have you been?” she demands, hands firmly planted on her hips. And she is angry, not that I expect her to be anything else, she seems to be in a constant mood these days. “Working,” I answer, striding over