Chapter 33

Donald

I had no idea how I managed to fall asleep eventually, but somehow I did.

I awoke with the dawn, the sun just beginning to rise over the horizon. My body clock ensured that I never slept for too long. After all, I always told myself that sleep was something I did to simply rest, not a leisure activity. Ray always chided me for not having days where I could stay in bed a little longer, but to me it was important, as the Alpha of the Pack, to get up before everyone else woke up. It was that kind of proactiveness that I stood for.

I went out for a morning run, just as everyone in the pack was beginning to stir. I always went for morning runs whenever I managed to not work through the night. After that, I managed to avoid everyone as I made my way back to my room, and swiftly removed my clothes and jumped in the shower, turning the knob for hot water all the way up until what came out was scalding, steaming water.

I enjoyed hot water in the mornings, and made the most of it now.

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