Chapter 55.

NICOLE.

“What's taking them so long?” I pace back and forth in my room while fidgeting with my hands.

Suddenly, my phone buzzes on my nightstand, dragging me out of my anxious thoughts. I swifty reach for it, my heartbeat quickening when I see the name on the screen: It’s one of my rogue bodyguards my father insisted should always “watch over” me within the pack.

I had decided to put him to good use rather than him watching me in the shadows like I'm some kind of damsel... I gave him strict instructions to watch Stacy like a hawk just after Jason mentioned that he would divorce me soon.

I snatch the phone, already anticipating good news.

“Tell me it’s done,” I snap, barely greeting him. My voice is cold, and my patience thin.

But there is a long pause on his end. I immediately sense it's bad news.

“There’s a problem ma'am,” he finally says.

My pulse spikes. "What kind of problem?" I ask, already pacing the length of my room once again, the anticipation twisting like a