Xavier
The day felt like it had dragged on for an eternity. Every time I looked at the clock, the hands seemed to crawl backward. My legs were heavy, my back was sore from sitting too long, and my thoughts kept drifting home. I needed to be with my wife.
But there was still too much work to finish. Even in this euphoric moment of my life, where everything seemed to be falling into place, I couldn’t afford to hand over the reins. The pack needed me. No one else could handle it the way I could. So I stayed. I raised a half-full glass of wine to my lips and took a slow sip.
“You’ve been spacing out,” Greg said, his voice pulling me back. He leaned against the wall and watched me with that usual grin. “Eager to go to your wife, huh?”
I looked at him and let out a low chuckle, then took an
