g. "And?"
"A voice came over the line. Distorted. Deep. I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman. They offered me... more money than I'd ever seen. A huge amount. Enough to get Sunny and me out of the shacks forever. All I had to do was kill the Alpha's last son and his niece."
She wiped her nose with the back of her hand, her eyes glassy. "They said they'd handle everything. They gave me instructions on how to get into the palace. They got me a meeting with Jake. He was... he was easy. I lied and said I was homeless, which wasn't much of a lie, really. He took pity on me. He took me home, snuck me into his suite."
I felt a surge of pity and rage for Jake. His kindness and lust had been his undoing.
