Chapter 53.

STACY.

An hour after the threat call… My finger hovers over the call button for what feels like forever, but the digits on the screen aren’t unfamiliar. Even though I haven’t dialed Jason’s number in years, it’s still ingrained in my memory, like a scar that refuses to fade.

‘Just do it for crying out loud Stacy,’ Piper chimes in impatiently via mind link.

Finally, I press it after so much contemplation, my breath shallow as I bring the phone to my ear.

It rings once. Twice.

“Stacy?” Jason’s voice comes through the line almost immediately with a steady but hint of surprise. How did he know it was me calling?

I swallow the lump forming in my throat. “Alpha Barron, we need to talk face to face and it’s important.” I demand sternly.

“Okay…” Jason’s voice shifts, becoming more alert. “I’ll come to your apartment in a few minutes.”

“No,” I interrupt, my tone sharper than I intended. I don’t want him in my space again, not after he tried to seduce me. “I want to keep this formal. I