#Chapter 181: What Happens When You Leave

“If you are expecting me to apologize, you will be disappointed,” Neil says. “I deserve to know what’s going on,” I say, anger pulsing through me. “You don’t deserve to be buried under stress,” Neil says. He meets my anger with a cool attitude. The flames of annoyance flickering off me don’t even seem to faze him. Maybe he understands why I would be upset. Maybe he agrees I even have a right to be. Likely where we differ is on what action to take next. I want to be let into the inner circle of what is going on. Neil seems like he would take on another piece of silver than utter one word of it to me. “I can handle the stress,” I say. “You don’t have to, though. That’s the difference, Chloe. You need to trust me and my brothers to be able to take care of our own affairs.” “Wyatt is my step-brother.” “But he is our Beta. What we do with him is our right, not yours.” Neil sighs. “I don’t want to argue with you. You are leaving soon. Your final days with us shouldn’t be shrouded wit