CHAPTER 7

KADEN’S P.O.V

After Caleb left my office, I was thankful for the blissful silence. I ran my hand through my hair in barely contained frustration as I stared at the stack of papers in front of me. The worst part of my job is the paperwork and if I had my way, I would delegate the job to someone else but I don’t trust anyone to take care of my pack the way I would.

I was trying to figure out the budget allotment for the next few months when my phone rang. I glanced at the screen and felt the frustration build inside of me as I saw my mother’s name flash across the screen.

I had half a mind to ignore her but I knew she would only keep calling so I picked up the phone and put it on speaker.

“Hello mother,” I tried to keep the frustration out of my voice, “To what do I owe the pleasure?”

“You have a date in an hour.”

That’s my mother- she never wastes her time with pleasantries or greetings. She just goes straight to the point and makes whatever demands she has of you. More like she