Making Calls

             “Alright. I got as far as whoever is fielding his calls for you. They’ve taken the message, and he has given me his assurance that Alpha Thomas will return our call as soon as he’s finished with the call. He’s on right now.” Haden leaned back in his chair and watched Janine fret. His concern was up. Her scent and movements told him that her anxiety was getting worse.

             Haden felt himself reacting to it. His own instincts made him want to throttle the boy for the mess he now put his mother through for him. This wasn’t something you put a parent through, and Haden should know. He’d lost count of the number of times Annabelle disappeared on him. She’d throw a tantrum over one thing or another. Not get her way and then run away to do whatever it was she shouldn’t. Nine times out of ten