Garfield's POV
"Alpha!"
Just as I was coaxing Kitty to finish her broccoli, a figure once again climbed through the window.
"Rick?" I narrowed my eyes at my beta, my tone growing stern. "I don't recall ordering you to enter the castle again."
"I'm very sorry, Alpha."
Rick's expression was serious under my rebuke. "I followed your instructions that night, intending to take Chris from Maria's villa. But I discovered something important that I felt I had to report to you immediately."
I scrutinized Rick. Though he wasn’t particularly sharp, he had always been loyal. If he claimed to have made a significant discovery, then…
I set down the bowl in my hand and said, "Go ahead. What did you find out?"
"Last night, Chris suddenly fell ill and was rushed to the hospital."
"What?!" My voice involuntarily showed my anxiety. "How is he now? Is he alright?!"