CHAPTER TEN
A week later, Nicole had just come from a shower when her phone rang. It was past seven in the evening so she wondered who could be calling her at this time. It couldn't be Jake because he'd already told her that he would be having several Alphas in the Alliance over for a few days. Aware that only her mom, Nick, and Amber outside the pack had access to her number, she rushed to answer the phone. Seeing the caller ID for Nick, she immediately picked up, not sure what to expect.
"Nick?" She whispered. Something was wrong. Something had to be wrong because, before that moment, they had agreed to call only in case of emergencies. They texted each other every day, giving each other updates. Nick would usually tell her what their father was up to, if Rogers was meeting with their
