ALPHA ZAYN
I stared at my phone, still processing the last words Margaret said before the call ended. My fingers slowly loosened around the device, and I placed it down on the table with a soft thud.
Beta Jason looked up from where he was sitting across me. He was eating an apple, but his eyes didn’t leave my face. He must’ve seen my expression change.
“Alpha,” he asked, “what’s wrong?”
I leaned back in my chair, rubbing my temple. “Margaret called.”
Jason’s eyebrows came together. He lowered the apple and looked at me, confused. “Darlene’s sister?”
I nodded once. “Yeah.”
Jason didn’t hide the way his frown deepened. “What did she want?”
I let out a slow sigh. “She said she wants to help me.”
“Help you?” Jason repeated, sounding doubtful. “Help you with what?”
“She said she wa
