Chapter 77

Avi and Kirstie dropped Esther off at home, and then proceeded to their own house. Avi stopped in the driveway, turned off the car, and slowly leaned forward to rest his forehead against the steering wheel. Kirstie unbuckled herself, and leaned over the console, resting a hand on Avi's back. "Alpha..?" "What, Princess?" He asked quietly, with no variation in the pitch of his voice. "Please just... If you have to cry, you know I'm here for you." Avi didn't move, but Kirstie could tell by the way he was breathing, that he was crying. Kirstie moved the console out of her way, before leaning across the seats to hug Avi to the best of her ability. "Aw... I'm sorry that she left you... She loved you so much. I'm sure she's so proud of you, even now." "Thank you." He whispered. ******** Scott and Mitch left the house to get ingredients for the Betas to make lunch. Scott was reading a label on a box that he'd plucked off of one of the shelves, Mitch tucked under his arm, when Mitc