Chapter 28

NICCO

I ushered the men my door, closing it behind them. I grimaced. The hour had slipped into ninety minutes, and I was a little irritated that I couldn’t wrap up the business any sooner. I really needed to have that talk with Hope. Things were a little chaotic in the Pack right now and there was a really good chance that Hope would find out that she was mating with a werewolf before I had the chance to tell her.

I crossed the hallway and gave a gentle knock on her office door. There was no answer, so I pushed it open.

Hope was sitting in her chair, slumped over her desk. At first I thought she was sleeping, but then I realized there was foam dripping from her mouth. I gave a bellow for help and then ran across the floor, pulling Hope up from the desk and checking her pulse.

There was a pulse, but she was not breathing. Vinnie came running in just as I was going to give her mouth to mouth.

“Alpha, no! She’s been poisoned,” he shouted, pointing at the foam coming from he