She could hear whimpers coming from the downstairs bedroom. Seth was crying in his sleep, the most recent recipient of Wolf's discipline. It hadn't been clear exactly what the boy had done, but then it didn't take much to provoke Wolf's displeasure. Even Justin and Charles, their misguided hero worship having faded, disliked him. Every member of the household had been the victim of his ill temper at one time or another. Alex more than anyone. She was the constant object of his criticism, scolding, and correction. Alex was treated like a child in her own house. Told what to do and when to do
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