“How are things going?” Sasha asked Stephan over the phone.
“Good, and thereby you?” he asked politely.
“Yeah, good here too,” she responded. They continued to chat about the weather and other mundane things until they said goodbye and hung up. It was late by the time he left his office and headed upstairs. Stephan wasn’t surprised to see Jewel fast asleep already. He stripped and climbed into bed alongside her and cuddled up comfortably behind her sleeping form. The last thought he had before giving in to sleep was how perfect everything was, despite the death of his parents.
“ALPHA!” the loud shouting and screaming woke Stephan up and he shot out of bed with lightning speed as he rushed downstairs. Cliff was standing in the open doorway.
“What is it?” he asked tiredly.
“The hun
