The sudden dinging from her phone jolted her from her sleep; peering over through one eye at her bedside alarm clock, it was two o’clock in the morning…Natalie hissed.
No one would dare unless it was important, she thought to herself viciously. Anyone who knew her knew she’d have a mean streak if she didn’t get enough sleep.
But what if it was an Elder, she thought nervously.
Normally Natalie wouldn’t have cared had it been any regular day but today they were so close to the end game. The Elders would have her neck if they knew Natalie was slacking off… or taking this chance for granted. Sighing heavily, Natalie leaned for her phone.
“What,” she grunted.
“The Alphas are expecting,” the voice whispered in a hushed conspiratorial tone. “Hello, Natalie? Did you hear me?”
“What?” Natalie
