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Desperate to redirect their thoughts, I blurted, “David… he said something about my wolf.” I took a breath, trying to steady my voice. “He said that he’d poisoned me, that my wolf was gone because of him.”
My mother’s face twisted with restrained anger. “That rotten little…” She cut herself off, her lips pressed together in frustration.
“To think I welcomed that man into our home while he was secretly harming my child,” my father said, fury blazing in his eyes. “But if he admitted this, and after what happened yesterday, it’s clear you need to see our pack doctor.”
I nodded, not hesitating. “Okay.”
I knew it was the only way to ease their minds, and in truth, I wanted answers just as much. I missed my wolf, who had been silent for so long. If there was any chance of undoing what David had done and bringing her back, I needed to find out.
“In the meantime, we need to decide what to do about David,” my father said, his voice laced with determination.
“I’ve already initiated an investigation,” Alexander replied his expression hardening. “The police are involved, of course, but I also have a private investigator on the case. It’s not that I don’t trust the officials, but I believe David may be more cunning than they realize.”
“I agree,” my father said.
“I want to ensure he doesn’t slip through the cracks. I spoke to my investigator early this morning, as well as with police representatives. Unfortunately, despite the abundance of evidence, there’s nothing at the scene that ties David directly to the attack.”
“What do you mean?” my mother asked, frowning.
“The phone he left was a prepaid burner with no evidence linking it to him,” Alexander explained. “The camera was brand new, straight out of the box, with no previous footage to trace back to him. And he was careful with his fingerprints–the only real evidence left is the blood from the injuries I inflicted on him. While testing could confirm it’s his, my investigator thinks it won’t be enough to charge him.”
“Why?” my mother pressed.
“Given Ella’s history with David, my investigator believes that if we accuse him based on blood evidence alone, he’ll claim we staged it to frame him. It’s exactly the sort of tactic David would use to deflect suspicion.”
“So what can we do?” she asked, clearly frustrated.
“For now, we gather eyewitness accounts,” Alexander replied. “There had to be people who saw David with Ella, or at least noticed him fleeing. We’ll also check CCTV footage and build from there. David’s too recognizable for someone not to have noticed him.”
“He was wearing a disguise,” I recalled, thinking of the dark sunglasses and hat. “It wasn’t a great disguise, but unless people were paying close attention, they wouldn’t have realized it was him.”
“Not after he fled,” Alexander added. “During the struggle, his disguise was left behind.”
“So there’s a chance he was seen,” my father said, sounding hopeful.
“A slim chance,” Alexander agreed, his tone tempered. “We should be prepared for him to deny everything. As infuriating as it is, even that may not be enough to bring him down.”
Silence fell over the room as we all took in Alexander’s words. He was right, and it made my heart ache. No matter
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what hell David put me through, it seemed that nothing was ever enough to take him down. It felt almost hopeless.
But I couldn’t let myself feel that way. There was too much on the line. I had to keep fighting until David was held accountable for his actions. I had to make sure he was exposed for the monster he is.
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