Riley was working on a preliminary report, trying to ignore the headache that was setting in when her phone rang. She grabbed and cringed at the name that flashed across the screen.
“Hello, Jake,” she said, answering it quickly before she could think twice about it.
“Hi Riley,” the alpha of New Dawn said smoothly. “It’s been a while.”
She closed her eyes, leaning back in the chair. “What do you need?”
“I missed your voice.”
She rolled her eyes. “I’m sure you have plenty of women to talk to.”
“Maybe,” he laughed. “Heard you're out at Red Moon right now. How’s that going?”
“It’s fine.”
“The alpha there is a real piece of work. First rate asshole.”
Riley frowned. “Then why did you ally with him?”
“Because he has good warriors. If anything ever happens here and I need reinforcements,
