The instant Nora called to inform me about her mother’s failing health, I dropped everything. I had an important meeting with all the pack Alpha far across territories, but none of that mattered. My mate needed me at that particular time. I stepped outside the meeting hall, my hands clenched into fists and immediately I dialed Alex’s number.
“Alex, I can’t make it to the meeting. It’s urgent,” I said, pacing around the meeting hall corridor.
His voice was fast.“This is a high-stakes negotiation, Ryder. I'm already at the parking lot, taking a lift to the meeting hall and if I may ask, what could be more urgent than securing an alliance?”
“It’s Nora’s mother. She’s dying.”
He was silent for a moment. Then a scoff. “So what? Are you still obsessed with her? I told you, she’s cursed, Ryde
