A Rose

Theresa POV

The air inside the house was thick with unease even though a calm had settled after the chaos of the previous day. I couldn’t help thinking how Marcus had to stop Ben from pouncing on Stella. Why was he so feral about her? I was scared after I saw the red patch on the bedsheet, but Ben—he went wild.

I sat on the couch, my eyes flicking to the door of the guest room where Stella was res