Author's POV
Outside the apartment.
Shield and Cipher stood staring at each other.
They were stuck. Katrina had actually tracked them down here.
"Nothing is more important than the Alpha's rest," Cipher said coldly. "Not even the sky falling."
Shield's brow furrowed with resignation. "So... you're going to deal with her?"
Katrina was the Alpha's older sister—and the only person in the Storm family who could actually intimidate their Alpha. If she'd come all the way here, it had to be serious.
"Not going."
"But—"
"We wait."
Shield let out a long-suffering sigh, his shoulders sagging. "You might be comfortable making her wait, but I'm not suicidal. Fine. I'll go deal with her."
He slouched his massive shoulders in defeat and headed downstairs to meet Katrin
