Damien’s POV
It was late afternoon before I decided to check in at the office again. After my meeting with the council, I’d been trying to avoid it entirely, but as I was still Alpha, I still needed to keep up on my duties. This late, at least, most if not all of the council members will be gone for the day.
Keegan however, my diligent Beta, was sitting at his desk, despite the late hour. As I walked by, he stood up. “Alpha, we need to talk.”
“Not now, Keegan,” I said. I wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone. Over the past few days, I had only soured further, my body and mind even more exhausted. My frustration had never been this high before. Jake assured me he was doing everything he could on his side of things, but I felt like if he would do more…
We were both starting to fall apart,
