Chapter 87

• The dinner that followed was quieter than I expected. As soon as William saw me sitting at the table, he left on his own, so his brief presence wasn't enough to spoil my meal. After dinner, I helped Caroline with her personal hygiene and then put her to sleep with a lullaby.
• "The alpha gave us a very gentle punishment," Lisa said inside me. Without Caroline's presence, my day would have been another ordinary and lonely day. It felt like I had received a gift instead of a punishment. As I walked through the streets, I felt my real punishment sneaking up on me.
• "Why aren't you going home?" William asked.