Cole's pov
"What the hell are we doing here?" I muttered, speaking directly to my wolf. My voice barely rose above a whisper, but the frustration I felt in that moment made the words sharp, cutting through the thick silence of my mind.
The pack meeting had just wrapped up, and Matt, my beta, had taken off to handle a few issues that had come up during the discussion. I was left alone. It was rare to get this kind of solitude. Between being the alpha of my pack and a multimillionaire company owner, the quiet moments for myself were few and far between. Normally, I’d have seized the opportunity to sleep the day away, but today? I couldn’t.
I lay there on the bed, the gray covers scattered carelessly across the floor, my eyes fixed on the ceiling. I tried to close my eyes, willing myself
