Candice.
The line just cut out.
I stood there in the empty briefing room, my phone still pressed to my ear like a total i***t — just listening to silence. My heart was pounding so hard I swear I could feel it in my teeth. Slowly I lowered the phone and stared at the unknown number on the screen.
Whoever called was there the night I ran. They knew about Leo and Lia. They'd been watching me all along, just waiting until Rowan dropped my old name for everyone to hear, finally deciding to reach out.
"s**t," I muttered.
I shoved the phone into my pocket next to the photo and grabbed my folders. Walking into the corridor the pack house felt weird — quiet, like the place was holding its breath late at night.
I needed to get back to the guest wing, sit, think, figure out some kind of plan be
