KAIA'S POV
I sighed as I walked toward the pack house, holding the folded papers in my hand. It was barely afternoon, but I already felt drained. Between the rescue mission last night and barely sleeping, I could hardly keep my thoughts straight. And now I was stuck with the task of facing Gareth this morning to get these stupid papers signed. The world does not love me.
I was so deep in my head that I didn’t notice someone coming down the stairs until I walked straight into a solid chest.
Strong hands caught me before I could fall back. “Whoa,” the familiar voice laughed. “Hello, Kaia? You’re always in a rush, aren’t you?”
I looked up to see Everett smiling at me. The kind-hearted soul that Gareth stupidly stripped of the Beta position just because he was desperate to please Laura an
