"You look so tense, what seems to be the problem? Besides, if you clutch that pen any harder, it will break in two."

She sat down, taking the pen away from my hand.

"I just have a lot on my mind right now. Being the Alpha isn't easy my love. I have a lot of enemies trying to bring me down especially as everyone was expecting me to fall at such a young age," I sighed.

"I feel like this is all my fault, Jackson. If I hadn't pressured you into sneaking out with me, then maybe all this wouldn't have happened. I feel so conflicted and I blame myself...