10 Ransom “Yeah?” “Ransom, you’re in a world of hurt, and I’d appreciate it if you didn’t hang up on me this time,” said Reece. I sighed. “I really don’t have time...” “Yeah, you do have time to listen to me. Things have been happening here. Calls... back and forth. Even worse, Malone just left here.” “And?” “And he’s got a message for you: back off. Leave her where she is, and come home. This isn’t your fight.” I turned to the big window, watching the pines swaying in the breeze. Something in Reece’s voice made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. The last thing I needed was someone telling me what to do. Even if that someone was Reece. “Why the hell does Malone care about what I do?” “Has she told you who she is? Who her Alpha is?” “What the hell do I care who he is?” “W

