Chapter 8. Final Threat

Rhys POV

“I tried to distract myself with my phone, but even the internet was not entertaining at all.” I dropped my phone on the table and yelled into a pillow. Mars had left with all the guards as I instructed, and so, there was no one for me to take out my frustration on. Anxious for news and desperate for relief, I was tempted to run out of the room and lead the search myself.

Czar was not making the waiting any easier. He poked around inside me, refusing to settle down. I fought the urge to shift and go for a run. It usually helped to calm him in the past, but I had to stay in the room that was feeling smaller and smaller by the hour. If Mars did not come back with news soon, I would not be held responsible for any actions I took. It was only fortunate that, as the Alpha King, I owed no one any apologies.

Just as I was ready to take the entr