Crickets as Usual

Jules' pov

     Xander visibly stiffened just as the call connected.

"Hello, Mr. Woods. This is Blaze." Blaze breathed into the phone and the expression on Xander's face shifted from scowl to fear then stark anger.

"You see, Mr. Woods… I'm a very easy wolf, and my friend Alexander… he's been stepping out of line and stepping on my toes these past few days. Can you please talk to him for me?" Once he was done, I stared in disbelief as Blaze grinned darkly, eyes gleaming as he held the phone out to Xander who clearly wished he could murder Blaze as he reluctantly accepted it.

Xander didn't say a thing, but he didn't need to, the multiple expressions across his face said it all. He was being reprimanded right before my eyes, to my complete disbelief.

I was beyond shocked as I watched Xander's grip on Blaze's phone get so tight, I feared that it might get a crack.