Belen was still counting on Alicia to team up with him, but the next day, he realized something was off—the funds promised by the Bloodmoon Pack hadn't come in by evening. With no other choice, he called Byron.
Byron answered bluntly, "Yeah, the funds are on hold. Alpha might just pull out of this whole thing."
"What?!" Belen's brain just went blank. "What do you mean? I thought we had a deal. Richard's backing out now?"
Byron replied coldly, "He's not backing out. Maybe think about what you've done. You think you can mess with my alpha and just walk away from it? Not happening."
"Come on, Byron, give it to me straight. What did I do to piss him off?" Belen was starting to panic. Could it be that Perry spilled the beans about that night?
"If you don't even know what you di
