-Corrine-

I didn’t expect to be back in my hometown this soon.

This place felt both familiar and foreign in my eyes now. The air I breathed felt different and the ground I stood on felt rough under my shoes.

I half-slammed the car door after I got out—Trevor had borrowed one of Andrew’s cars—and while I was waiting for Trevor to come out, I took off my sunglasses and stared at the Alpha house in front of me.

The last time I was here I had a terrible experience. There was still a faint trauma settled at the bottom of my heart, but aside from that, I was fine....