Meghan gasped, as she quickly stood up, her other hand seeking the confines of her hair. Christopher swallowed, then reached for the phone, his fingers trembling.
"H...hello?"
"This is Alpha Archer Morales." His voice was deeper than it usually was, probably darkened with grief and hate so much it felt like the dark rumbles of the sky on a rainy, starless night.
"Yes, this is Christopher," Christopher managed to say, steeling his voice so his fear didn't seep into it.
"You killed my beta."
Christopher swallowed hard. "You should have brought the antidote on time, then. Beta Nico's blood is in your hands. And if necessary, I will take more, do even worse as long as I get to have that antidote. You brought this upon yourself, Morales. By poisoning my son, by making a joke of me. If I ha
