Thomas POV
“I’ll deal with Jaxen myself. And you, keep those thoughts to yourself.”
Gary just shrugged. “Can’t.” Then he walked out.
My chest tightened so hard I almost couldn’t breathe.
“Useless little s**t,” I muttered under my breath.
I pulled up Jaxen’s number.
The second the line connected, I shoved every scrap of anger down deep and kept my voice even.
“Alpha Hale.”
“Alpha Hirsch. Something you need?”
His tone was cool, controlled. The calm that always put my wolf on edge.
“It’s been a while. Are you free soon? Thought we could sit down.”
“No need for a face-to-face. Whatever it is, say it now.”
I forced a mild smile into my voice.
“Gary’s been spoken to. He understands that he stepped out of line. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t hold it against him.”
A short, humorl
