43. A New King

Alex woke up the next morning and found Missy still soundly asleep. As he pulled the covers around her shoulders, he stopped and stared at his mate mark on her neck. He walked to the balcony and stared at the sunrise. For some reason, he was not able to sleep. He knew he needed to, he wasn't just alpha but he was alpha king and that required a lot of attention. He dressed in casual sweats and a sweatshirt and walked down to the office. The light was on inside and then he poked his head in, he took a breath of relief as he saw Killian sitting behind the desk.

"Father?"

"Alexander. You are up early."

"Couldn't sleep. What about you?"

"I'm always up this early. Come."

Alex made his way to his father and pulled a chair next to him and watched what his father was doing.

"Sometimes, there are matters that are best taken care of in the morning before anyone wakes. For example, doing things for your luna. She is most important to you above everythin