XANDER
Over here, I was blissfully unaware that my Beta was on the verge of a complete breakdown because of my disappearance.
It wasn’t that I didn’t know he’d be worried: of course he would be. But what could I possibly do? My hands were tied.
I couldn’t risk exposure by entering the territory in my current state, and I couldn’t send a mind link either—the range was limited. With no way to contact him, all I could do was make the best of my time here.
And honestly?
I was enjoying it.
Here, I didn’t have to worry about anything. I didn’t have to rack my brain deflecting overt and covert schemes from within and beyond the territory. I didn’t have to shoulder my responsibilities as Alpha like an unrelenting burden.
Ever since I took over from my father, this was the first time I’d fel
