Fourteen

OCTAVIUS POV

"Fucking wait," Garrett shouts as I punch a tree.

I am half a football field away from him, but he is closing in on me fast. I just want to be alone. I don't want to hear his reasons for betraying me. I already know the reasons. I want to break his arm again, but I can't do that. I have to be responsible. I can't go around harming my pack members because they secretly can't stand me. Or because they secretly believe I don't deserve my title. I work hard for them. My life is devoted to them, but does that mean anything? No.

"Why should I," I growl, and I hear him sigh.

We just finished giving out long life to all that would take it, and I am exhausted. Lucifer and Kohn both ended up receiving the bite along with their mates, which pissed me off. Now I want to rest. I need to eat so I can go to bed and put this day behind me, but I can't seem to escape mister guilty.

"Look, I was venting. Everything you heard was just me being jealous, Tav. I think you are an am