Rhys Oh Alpha! Kaden's singsong voice rang in my head. I closed my eyes and gripped my cup. I was certain that there was no one as annoying as the Beta of Golden Crest. I left the place in his care for less than a week and from the tone of his voice, I had a feeling that my pack was up in flames. I didn't want to know though. I didn't care about all that. I left because I needed a break. Not from the pack, I loved it too much to be ever tired of it. But I needed a break from Marcus's pandering. The man had refused to leave me alone. It was getting to the point where it was going past fondness to crossing boundaries. He believed he was looking out for me but he didn't realize that he was doing too much. I now avoided him. Our conversations had become tight and uncomfortable. He couldn'