Chapter 12

Damon

"You asked to see me, Alpha?"

"Indeed," I said to my beta, raising my head from the files that were currently scattered on my table.

"How was your night out?" He said, raising his eyebrows with a small smile on his face and I fought the urge to smile as well but I couldn't. Not after what had happened last night with Hayley.

When Candice had come to me, informing me about the latest rumor that had to circulate the pack. According to her, they were already saying that I would crack under the pressure and replace Hayley with Annie.

I had been enraged, but the moment my sister had told me that Hayley had heard that rumor, my anger had turned to sorrow.

I had done this to her and I couldn't even rush to her side to console her, for fear that she would send me away.

I couldn't lie that it was not eating away at me that I could not sleep in the same room with her anymore and it seemed like with each passing day, my chances of getting her back were dimming. The light in her eyes h