His phone buzzed and he reached into his pocket for it. Glancing at the screen, he looked at it in shock. “Hi, Micah,” he answered, surprised that the young male would call him. Not that they weren’t friends, but John had been instrumental in locking up the female lion Micah and Tristan considered their mate, and he was still a little miffed with him. Which John understood. There was a long pause, and then a voice that he had never expected to hear again said, “Daddy?” He shot out of his seat. “Jilly? Is that you? What are you doing with Micah’s phone? Are you hurt?” The questions tumbled from his mouth without giving her time to answer. “I don’t have much time, Daddy. The phone battery is almost dead. Micah’s in trouble. The females kidnapped him and his mate Melody. They’re going to hurt them. We live in a town called Twin Pines in Pennsylvania, near King. You have to call Micah’s brother or dad or someone and have them come set us free!” She rattled off an address, and John raced into the kitchen to write it down on a notepad.
