Cedrick's POV

I locked the door, just in case, before I sat back down and picked up the phone. Normally, I'd just go hunt the bastards that wanted to hurt my mate and kill them, but unfortunately, this required a little more finesse. Not my typical style or the way I preferred it – but I wasn't alpha thanks to brute strength alone...

The dial tone came on and someone picked up.

"Elder..."

"Put me through to Elder Brian," I cut the man off, feeling the rage I'd been trying to suppress boil back to the surface. "NOW!"

"A-Alpha Cedrick," the older man stuttered--- and I felt a tinge of...