Chapter 126

Patrick’s POV

Thursday, January 25, 8 p.m.

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to tell you about myself. I know this is explaining my bias the long way, but I’m hoping giving you a story instead of an explanation will help you to relax with my assistance in finishing what needs to be done for your leg.”

I test his receptivity as I walk back over to the bed.

“Twenty years ago, before Demetri became Alpha, I was a part of the prospect program. I packed my bag and headed fifteen hours north to a small town in Maine near the Canadian border. The Alpha, Beta, and their families met the bus as it pulled up. The beta’s daughter, Mandy, was there, and I fell off the bus. Literally face first into the dirt.”

I chuckle as I rememb