The next morning, I didn’t wait for Jax to come find me. I walked straight to Alpha Joseph’s office with my heart hammering. The Crescent Vale wolves were still at the border, but I couldn’t take it anymore. The questions about the contract were eating me alive, and I needed answers.
I didn’t knock. I pushed the door open and stepped inside. Joseph was at his desk, papers spread across the dark wood surface. He looked up slowly, his face calm but unreadable.
“Sage.” He said, his deep voice even. “This isn’t a good time.”
“It’s never a good time.” I said, my voice trembling but steady. “I need to know what’s going on. Why do they want me so badly? What’s in the contract? What am I supposed to be?”
Joseph put his pen down and leaned back in his chair, studying me. “Close the door.” He sa
