Chapter 120

• Minutes ticked by, each second thick with tension as Ethan paced the small, lit room. Anxiety tightened his chest, and he glanced at the blank screen of his phone, a nagging sense that time was slipping through his fingers.
• Deciding he couldn’t wait any longer, he dialed Alpha Jackson’s number again, a flicker of hope mingling with frustration. After a single ring, the call connected.
• “Ethan, look, I’m trying my best here,” Jackson’s voice came through the speaker, strained and hasty. “Allow me to work without interruptions.”