28. Alpha Dex

Rhett still isn’t right with me, it’s been a month since I grabbed his shirt and lashed out. This is why Kate has got to go, she’s messing with my head too much. I shouldn’t be losing it with my most loyal Beta, the man I would trust with my family's life.

So, to make amends, I asked him and Glenn to come with me on this town inspection. Normally just one would come with me along with a load of Strategists, accountants and other miserable administrators. I wanted to have some fun, forget about…certain people anyway.

Except it wasn’t fun. The town was a dusty, run-down shithole. And certain people, Kate, never left my mind.

My father hadn’t invested in it for years and it showed. Even the farming land was poorly maintained. I understand it’s hard to farm when it's constantly sunny and there is limited water but even by our low standards this town was wrecked.

It was sobering stuff, not helped by the fact Rhett was still icy. We had room’s laid on by the town mayor, a pudgy, greasy