259 No One Asked You to Struggle Alone

Caleb had laughed.

“You surprised me with a wedding,” he said, placing his hand on her cheek and leaning in to steal a soft kiss. “The least I could do was surprise you with a honeymoon.”

“But–” Ashleigh began to protest, but Caleb kissed her into silence.

Axel let out a soft growl to voice his irritation at the display.

Caleb pulled away from Ashleigh and sighed in Axel’s general direction.

“I don’t understand,” Ashleigh said, “you said we couldn’t go anywhere, the treehouse, remember? Our own little world?”

Caleb took her hand and smiled.

“Anywhere we are, we can make it into our own little world,” he whispered.

“Oh please,” Axel rolled his eyes.

Caleb growled softly. Axel returned the growl.

“Boys!” Corrine growled, hushing them both.

“Seriously, Caleb,” Ashleigh said. “I want to spend this time with you, but with everything that’s happening with the small packs and Autumn… how can we even consider this?”