Damon's POV
I was still lying on my bed when I heard a voice.
“Alpha Damon. Alpha,” someone called.
I jerked awake and sat up, my head spinning. Gamma Alex stood at the door, his face solemn. Damn it, I didn’t even realize I had dozed off. “Have they left?” I asked, my voice rough.
“Yes, Alpha. It’s been over five hours now.”
Five hours? I clenched my fists. How had I been out for that long? And yet, I felt like I hadn’t slept a second.
“Why didn’t you go with them?” I snapped.
“John commanded me to stay back and look after you and the pack.”
That damn beta of mine. Who the hell told him I needed a babysitter?
“How are you feeling now, Alpha?” Alex asked cautiously.
“Like crap,” I muttered, rubbing my temples.
And that was the truth. My chest ached like someone had driven a sil
