"Rodriguez just found his mate."
The words made every bit of sleep dissolve from Alfa's eyes. Marius voice hung in the air like leaves on a dead branch that stayed on a healthy tree; unable to fall, unable to revive.
"What?" Alfa choked out the words because his throat had closed.
"We just heard it. They're planning a party because their Alpha had found his mate."
The phone found its way to the mattress, bouncing on it once before resting face down on it. Alfa's hand remained at his ear, unaware of his phone's escape.
Every plan of getting Aria back seemed to slowly vanish into the thick fog, with him standing there, screaming, unable to hold on.
He had sent Michelle into that pack as a spy, but now... will she still do her job? Or will she turn against him?
"Alpha? Alpha?"
The voice seemed to be coming from a distant world. What had he himself done?
