Chapter 42 : Before It’s Too Late

Alpha Knox’s POV

The drive back was quiet. Caroline was quiet and so was I. I knew that I was been a bad date by being so reticent, but I could not stop thinking about Melissa and the smile on her face when Demetri had won the plush bear for her. Even worse, it was obvious that the twins had liked him as well, which bothered me greatly. I had wanted them to dislike him, so much so that they would have only accepted the toys I had won for them and not his.

It was bad form to be thinking about another woman while on a date, but I was helpless against my feelings for Melissa. Earlier in the day, Caroline seemed so bright, beautiful, and confident. But the moment I had seen Melissa laughing at whatever Demetri had been saying to her, I had forgotten what Caroline looked like, even though she had been right next to me. The silence in the car stretched on, thick and heavy, almost unbearable. Caroline shifted in her seat beside me, clearly aware that something was off, but too polite to say