Despite knowing that it probably wouldn’t even be read, Mei sent a message to Rhys at around nine in the evening, telling him not to worry about her coming back because she’d be staying somewhere else for the night. She was just planning at first to stay at a hotel, but as she accompanied him at a bar, Kade got drunk a little too quickly, and his loud antics got so embarrassing that even Mei couldn’t take all the attention being thrown their way. While Kade could still walk by himself and answer questions, Mei decided to drive him back to his apartment in his own car or she might have to lug another male alpha on her poor back. When she reached the parking lot, she also prepared to alight. “Can you get back to your place by yourself?” she asked Kade. She was planning to exit the build