Chapter 55

Chapter 55

Damon

I took a long satisfying drag on my tobacco, before tossing it into an ashtray.

A buzz of anger ran down my spine as I released the smoke slowly into the air.

I was wasted.

I didn't know how long I sat, staring at space, lost in my head.

I couldn't even concentrate on the meeting I summoned with the Alphas and the council members.

We were only twenty minutes into the three-hour meeting when I left the hall, burying myself in my safe haven.

Angry and frustrated, I shut the window blind, allowing darkness to engulf me.

I didn't know how long I would stay in my office.

Hours or even days?

My phone was switched off, making me unable to be reached.

Alcohol and tobacco became my friends as I wallowed in self-pity. Within the space of hours, I had already consumed more than twenty bottles of rum and whiskey. Several packs of empty tobacco lay on the floor.

I couldn't bring myself to stop, I kept emptying every content in my mouth.

I didn't need a soothsayer to te