As soon as Ethan left, I still went to the kitchen to start making dinner, and I made sure that there were no more bottles of alcohol in the house. I knew that he was Alpha, and he could get more if he wanted to. But I wasn't going to make it easy and within arm's reach of him.

When Enzo, Justin, and Elsie finally came down, they looked exhausted but cleaner than I’d seen them in days. The day’s grime washed from their faces, their hair combed back, their clothes tidy. They ...