Nic paced the hotel suite, waiting for Barbara to arrive. Ellie and Jordan had gone out to the strip with Shaari and Kel. Nic had called her sister, hoping Letty might have some information on the Vegas Alpha.
“What’s going on?” Barbara asked the moment she entered the room.
“Jake. He’s gone off to find the guy who my parents did business with.” She paced the living room back and forth, a new anxiety chilling her to the bone. How could she just stand by and not do anything. What if he got hurt?
Barbara shook her head. “Stop making those faces. Jake knows what he’s doing.”
A growl built in Nic’s throat. “Stop? He could be hurt, or worse,” she screeched. “He could be killed and I’m supposed to sit by and let it happen?”
Her cell phone rang before Barbara replied.
“Hi, Letty,” she said
