A pause. Then: "Yes, I know it's illegal. That's why I'm tripling your fee."
Another pause.
"Because she saw me," he snapped. "She saw me with Mia months ago. She threatened to tell Olivia. So I handled it."
My hand flew to my mouth.
"The rogue attack was a lie," James said coldly. "I attacked her myself and injected her with silver. Her wolf should've died from the silver in her system, but the old bitch was tougher than I thought. Now she's in a coma with silver poisoning, and I need her to stay that way."
No. No, no, no.
"If she wakes up and tells Olivia what she saw, my entire plan falls apart. Keep her sedated with silver until after the gathering. After that... I don't care what happens. Let her die naturally, just make sure it can't be traced back to me."
The call ended. His chair scraped back.
I ran.
I flew up the stairs, heart pounding as my wolf howled in rage. I shut the bedroom door just as his footsteps echoed down the hall. I pressed my back against it, trembling.
James had tried to kill Alice.
He was keeping her sedated with silver.
He was going to let her die.
I grabbed my phone with shaking hands and dialed Asher.
He answered on the second ring. "Luna Grant. It's late."