The signal only rang once before the call connected, Nathan's raspy voice sounding on the other side, "Finally! What took you so long?"
Although Jared was the pack leader, and Nathan was therefore under his command, they had been friends since they were little. When they were in private, with no outsiders around, they always spoke to each other casually.
"I…" Jared wanted to say something, but the moment he opened his mouth, the purple smoke found its way in, suddenly paralyzing his tongue and invading his throat and lungs. He tried to move his lips, but no sound came out…
He looked incredibly stupid that way, flapping his mouth around clumsily. If it wasn't for the situation they were in, perhaps Felix might find it funny, to see this Alpha he hated so much embarrass himself like that…
Once the smoke invaded, Jared's tongue was under Remi's control. He whispered, "I was busy."
