Chapter 57: Not Today

Micah

I need to talk to Zariah’s dad, Patrick. He is my Beta, after all, and one would think I would talk to him all of the time. When he was my father’s Beta, the two of them were together all the time, except for when my father was swindling cash out of the pack’s coffers, apparently, and spending it on his fancy new house and cars.

But I hardly ever talk to my Beta, because, as everyone knows, he isn’t really my Beta.

Who is my Beta? Well, not the person that’s supposed to be…. No, I have fill-in Betas, Deltas and other higher-ranking pack members who are my friends and take over the duties of Beta. People like Eli. And Alex. And Kimber.

And… not Zariah.

I sigh and go out my office door, looking for Patrick.

Even if he is my Beta in name only, Patrick does have assigned duties, and there’s no reason in the world to doubt he is doing exactly what he’s supposed to be doing. So when I go looking for him, I don’t have to use the mind-link to find him.