I walked beside Rhys Knight out of Orion's building, the tension from our meeting with my former guardian still crackling in the air between us. Rhys's jaw remained tight, the muscle there twitching with barely contained irritation.
"That was a waste of time," he muttered, running a hand through his dark hair. "I don't need to speak with Valerius about sponsoring your projects. I'll handle it directly."
"You do realize he's the Head Alpha of Storm Crest, right?" I reminded him. "Protocol dictates—"
"I don't give a damn about protocol," Rhys snapped.
His voice carried that commanding Alpha tone that used to make my knees weak. Now it just annoyed me. Before I could respond, something caught Rhys's attention across the parking lot.