Chapter 0223
Chapter 0223
“Who did it?” my mother pressed, her composure razor–sharp.
My father hesitated, his eyes flicking to me for a brief moment before returning to my mother. “We’re confirming the identity, but we believe it was Dr. Brianna McIntyre.”
For a moment, my mind refused to process the name. Then it hit me. Dr. McIntyre–the substitute occupational therapist I’d been working with for the past few weeks.
The same woman I’d overheard on the phone the other day complaining bitterly about the “spoiled children of Alphas.”
“Why would she do such a thing?” I asked, confusion twisting in my chest.
“I don’t know,” my father said grimly. “But when we catch her, I’ll make sure we find out.”
“She got away?” my mother asked, her voice betraying a rare flicker of surprise.
“Yes,” my father said, frustration lacing his words. “She was too quick for the guards.”
A sudden thought struck me, and I blurted it out before I could overthink it. “The note in my bedroom–the one from David. Could she have been the one who snuck into the house?”
My father’s sharp gaze snapped to me, his attention fully captured. “It’s possible,” he said, his voice thoughtful. She certainly knows the grounds well and the guards likely wouldn’t have questioned her presence.
My mind was spinning, pieces of the puzzle falling into place faster than I could process.
I took a steadying breath before speaking again. “What about my pills?” I asked. “The ones that were tampered with–the ones meant to cure my wolf. She’s a doctor; she would have had access to them. Could she have been David’s spy all along?”
The weight of my words settled over the room like a fog. My parents exchanged a tense, knowing look, and the silence between us suddenly felt heavier than ever.
“Why would she do it?” I asked again, my voice barely a whisper, desperation clawing at me for answers.
My father’s expression hardened, his jaw tightening as if bracing for a storm. “That’s what we’re going to find out.”
My father placed his hands gently on my shoulders, his gaze steady as he looked me in the eye. “Ella,” he said softly, “these are all very good questions, and I promise you we will find the answers. But not tonight. I need you to go up to your room and try to rest. I’ve increased the security for tonight–nothing more will happen. I promise.”
I wanted to argue, to insist that I could do something, but I knew it would do no good. If Dr. McIntyre was trul behind all of this, she wouldn’t stop running until she’d left our packlands.
She’d know she had been compromised and could never return. There wouldn’t be an opportunity to question her -not anytime soon.
“I know this is a lot,” my mother said, her voice calm but firm. I turned to look at her, and there it was again- that serious, stern expression she always wore in dangerous or upsetting situations.
“You’re right,” I said with a sigh. “There’s nothing to be done about it tonight. I’ll head up to my room.”
“You’re safe,” my father assured me, his tone filled with conviction. “You can trust in that.”
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Chapter 0223
“I know,” I replied, forcing a small smile for his sake, though it felt far from natural.
When I returned to my room, a fresh wave of emotions crashed over me. The fact that someone had tried to tamper with the wine was a clear indication they were working with David. Who else would have such motivation to sabotage the wedding?
But the implications were even more unsettling.
Whoever was behind this had not only accessed the house but seemed to have an intimate understanding of my routines. They knew about my comings and goings. Was it possible Dr. McIntyre wasn’t acting alone?
The thought sent a renewed shiver of fear through me.
There had to be more to this–a deeper plan, a larger threat My mind raced, piecing together every detail I could remember, but it only made the fear more powerful.
I stared out the window, the moonlight casting long shadows across my room, and I knew one thing for certain: I wouldn’t be getting back to sleep tonight.
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