Chapter 461: Battle of the Sexes

The next two weeks were spent in a haze of Christmas decorations, wrapping paper, and phone calls to make plans for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. As Abby had said, Aunt Beth invited everyone to come to her house, including Trent's entire family - Whitney and Wyatt, too.

The inside of the cabin had been transformed into our own little winter wonderland. The tree was decked out in lights, garland, tinsel, and dozens of glass ornaments. Trent had insisted on buying a personalized ornament with our names and the year inscribed on it, and then he declared we'd buy a new one every year. I'd teased him about how tacky it was, but secretly, I loved it.

There had been no more threats or dead bodies, which was both a blessing and a curse. I liked not having my house vandalized, but the sudden complete silence was terrifying. What were they doing? Colt, Sean, Jax, Whitney, and Wyatt still patrolled the woods near the cabin, but there had been nothing for weeks.