Chapter 10.

JASON.

“Alpha, Alpha…”

I’m ripped out of sleep by the sound of pounding at my door.

I groan with irritation while I glance at the bedside clock to check on the time. It was 02:43 AM in the morning. There better be a good reason I'm being woken up at this hour.

“What is it?” I respond groggily as I sit up. Nicole is dead in her sleep as she doesn't even stir at the noise.

My head warrior at the mansion peeps in his head into my room, his face tight with urgency. “Alpha, there’s been an accident.” he whispers.

An accident?!

The haze in my mind clears instantly. I leap out of bed, my heart racing. “What kind of accident?” I bark, already pulling on my clothes, the adrenaline surging through me.

“A car, a few miles out north. You need to come now,” he says, his voice thick with something unspoken and dark.

Before I can process his words, Liam's nanny appears in the doorway, clutching a baby bottle while her face is pale as a ghost.

“Alpha...” she starts, her voice sha