Cassian:
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The moment I cross the barrier, I dial Angel’s phone.
It rings. And rings.
No answer.
A cold pressure tightens under my ribs.
I try again. Then again.
Nothing.
I try our mother, then father.
Still nothing.
A pulse of dread thuds in my chest as I hit Jackson’s number. He answers on the first ring.
“Alpha.”
He sounds stiff and nervous.
That tight tone he uses when he knows he has made the kind of mistake that can cost him his life.
“Where is Angela? Did you protect her like I asked you to?” My voice is ice, but my heartbeat pounds with something primal.
Silence.
Thick.
Heavy.
Dangerous.
My heart punches against my ribs.
“Where is my Angel! Jack! I will kill you if I find her with even a scratch on her!” I roar into the phone.
He exhales sharply.
“Alpha, I a
