Chapter Thirty-Two

~ Tyler

Hailey's words played over and over again in my mind as she left me dumbfounded on the curb of Omega Square. Even up until the moment I drove out of the square and headed back to my apartment, her words still haunted me like the smell of cigarettes lingering in the hallway.

I was about to insert my room key when a hand landed heavily on my shoulder just around the same time I heard my name being called. "Tyler." I turned around to see my father's Beta giving me that look the whole pack was now accustomed to giving.

A look of pity mixed with worry.

"Connell, good to see you." I lied. "What brings you to my side of the world?"

The blond man sighed. A dad kind of sigh. "Son, you need to come back. Your father misses you."

"Bullshit." I said, unlocking my room and sauntering in. Connell followed suit.

"Beer or Whiskey?" I asked, as I approached my table and poured myself a glass of bourbon. An action that was slowly becoming a habit.

"It's just noon." Connell said.

"Anytime