Chapter twenty-two

Katherine POV

It's been days since the Alpha's outburst at the clinic, and we've been avoiding each other like the plague. We were never close, but this time it feels worse. I used to be able to sense his emotions, but now I can't. It's like our bond is weakening instead of strengthening.

"Katherine, it's already 6 am, let's go to the pack house now!" Emilia yelled from across the room. I sighed as I got dressed. As punishment, the Alpha had assigned my family to cooking duties for a month.

Emilia wasn't allowed to perform her beta duties until the punishment was over, and my mom had to clean the pack house for a month. My dad, who had cancer, was exempted but he isn't allowed to attend any beta meeting for a month. How is this a punishment again? But hey the alpha knows best.

Emilia and I jogged to the pack house, our footsteps rhythmic on the road. I'd forgiven her for the Steve incident over the past three days, acknowledging that she'd tried to help me. However, the tension betwe