Alex's POV

For about a minute nobody seated around the table uttered a word. The silence in the room was as dense as a room plunged in thick darkness. I took my time to take a quick glance at all the faces of my new found family.

Demetri, Aiden and Travis had their eyes planted in their plates, not once lifting the heads as I took turns to look at them. Kaithlyn was looking behind Nicolai and I at the owner of the voice, Jake stared back at me; clueless as to who the person was but he kept switching his gaze between me, Nicolai and the new arrival.

I...