Alex finished his beer, and maybe he set the empty beer bottle down on the wooden countertop a little too hard, but he didn't particularly care right now.

"Thanks for the beer," he said as he stood up. As he walked out the door, he gave RK a nod when the Alpha gave him a pointed look. Alex just droves and drove aimlessly, and after an hour, he realized that he had arrived in town. He was aware that he had received a few missed calls from Mai and even one from Torry, but he ignored them.

He stopped at a diner for dinner, and there he contemplated everything. Milly...