Damien's POV

I texted Rita last night and asked her to call me sometime this morning, but she didn’t respond right away. Instead, she messaged back later, saying she had training and work to handle before she could leave the pack, she wanted to make sure no one overheard her. It pissed me off. We only have five days left to finalize the plan. On the sixth day, it goes into action, and right now, Rita is the holdup.

It felt like a slap in the face. But as an Alpha, I had to remind myself that ...