Present Day Cassie’s POV All day, since we stepped foot onto Daddy’s jet, Dakota has been ignoring me. I was irritated at first and tried to make sure that he had no reason to pine after his ex-mate and leave me looking stupid. I am not so sure I made myself feel better about it. I have been trying to get an Alpha for my own for so long, since my dad wouldn’t let me have the pack. I guess you could say that I am settling for Dakota since no one has followed through. At least he can satisfy me in bed. He also does everything for me, so why would I pass up such a good opportunity? When we saw her in the elevator this morning, I tried to make him forget about her, but he was so focused on her I was nothing but an annoying pest. I couldn’t stand his lost puppy dog look. I left the gym and

