Rex.
Beep. Beep.
River and Rain pulled out their phones at the same time.
"I got a message from the Grand Alpha," River said, his eyebrows shooting up.
"Me too," Rain added, a grin spreading across his face. "Wow. Okay, this is good. This is perfect. I think we’re going to make some serious final cash before we finally leave this place for good."
Debbie looked between us. "What’s all this about? What’s going on?"
River started explaining. "It’s the Grand Alpha, Debs. He just gave us quick work. The kind of thing that pays enough to buy a whole new life." He winked, oblivious to what this whole thing was all about.
I stood up, my voice cutting through their excitement. "We’re not going."
The room went silent. Rain looked at me like I had lost my mind. "What? Rex? What do you mean by
