DEREK’S POV
Being an Alpha meant you had to deal with lots, lots of responsibilities, all the time. Literally 24/7. Nevertheless, even after eighteen years, nighttime calls always managed to make me groan.
When I heard my phone’s ringtone I immediately picked the call up, without even bothering to check who was calling me.
“Hello?” I mumbled, still half-asleep.
“Hi, it’s Raynard”.
That woke me up. My heart immediately started to beat faster against my chest and I quickly got out of bed. If Raynard was calling me in the middle of the night, it meant that there was something wrong with Katie.
“What’s going on?” I asked, my voice now completely free from any trace of tiredness.
“A lot of things” he sighed. “Can you come over tomorrow, around breakfast time? It’d be easier to di
