Chapter 54

Chapter55

DRAKE: I get a link from Carla,*“Dear Dr.Grant is here to check on Kes,they just went to her room, so come to my office so you can talk to him？when they come back." "On my way."* I send back to her. "I have to go back to the pack house, but I will probably be back with the Dr." I tell my men. I undress and fold my clothes into a neat pile, and I shift. Mitchell puts my clothes into a backpack for me. My wolf picks it up, and I take off running back to the pack house. I shift back, redress, and head upstairs to Carla's office. The Dr. and Keska come back into the office,and Kes nods at me. "Father." And returns to what she was doing before the doctor came. I just nod back to her. "Dr. Grant, I need to speak to you please." I say to him. "Of course, Alpha." I led the way out of Carla's office and down the hall to mine."Did you by chance take pictures and measurements of the bruised handprint on Keska's neck." I asked him.“Yes, alpha, I did." He tells me. "Good because we need those measurements and pictures, and I will need you to follow me. I have a dilemma on my hands, and I am hoping you can help solve it." I tell him."I will need to get them from my office." He says. "That's fine, do you have a backpack, because you will need one, we have to shift to get to where we need to go." I say to him. "Yes, I have one." "I will wait for you out back by the pool when you are ready meet me there, and then we will shift and head out." I tell him. He leaves my office, and I head down to the pool and wait.

JAN1CA: It's Tuesday, Junch just got over, and I take advantage of tho slight chaos of the Blue Crescent People gentlag ready to loave. I opon a lnk to my brother, *"Colton, wa need τa λλform Joskh αmd Eoushu abour Јюьвіе." “ don' клоw мbои 1еμьa;1 tuve fosking that the woukt bo cn

Jessie's side unless there is irrefutable proof against her. But Josh is a definite."“Do you want to call him, or do you want me to."“I will.but I need to know everything that you know about what's going on before I make that call.""We will talk after they leave."* I close the link.

WYATT: I take advantage of the hustle and bustle of us packing to link James. *"Star sent me the screenshot of her text messages with Janica, what's there isn't hard proof against Jessie, but because we have more knowledge of what went down, it's not good either." “Let me see it.”* I pull the screenshot up on my phone and hand it over to him to read.{four idiots, stick to the script. any ideas, hear them, might have to do,Dutch Wood, after lunch. High Crest, home Saturday.} **She said she was going to delete it after she sent it to me so that there was no possibility of Jessie accidentally seeing it on her phone since they have to share a room all the time we are traveling." "Smart."* I close the link as James nods at me.

JAMES: I send a text to Dad. {I hope that you were informed of the issue involving Jessie?) |From what I discerned from the conversation, there were four people involved with Kes's stabbing.) |I am aware.] is what I get back. When we are packed, we head downstairs and wait with Beta Gregg for the girls. I linked Jessie, *"What is taking you so long?"“We are on our way."* I close the link. "Jessie says they are on their way." I tell Gregg. He just nods. I feel a push of a link, so I open it. *“Do you think we should let the Beta in on what we suspect about Jessie? Just in case something does come of it, he won't be blindsided?"* Wyatt sent. *"Yes.but be discreet and quick about it."* I sent him. I see him pull out his phone and open it, then approach the Beta. I am watching for the girls.

WYATT: "Beta Gregg: I need to show you thin."I handh him Emy phoste.and I have la open to the screpnshol sixas Siar weng me. Afrer scanning tr for a minute. he hands it back to me. "When did yom get shls. and whxe?

“Janica told Star about it. I guess she has a friend who is learning to read lips. and this came from a phone call Jessie got on Monday." “Heads up."We hear from James."We will talk about ths later." The Beta says. I just nod and put my phone away as the girls approach the vehicle.

BETA GREGG: As the kids load into the vehicle. I shake hands with Alpha Shane and Luna Avery. "Thank you for hosting us. It was a lovely Graduation ceremony." I say.“But now we need to hit the road so we can make our next destination on time." I say. “It was our pleasure, and thank you for coming. I hope that everything is ok with Keska, and they find who did it." Alpha Shane says to me. I just nod to him. Give a slight bow in the Luna's direction, turn, and get in the SUV,and we head out.

COLTON: I stand with my parents and sister waiting for them to leave,the minute the SUV is out of sight. "Dad, there is something you need to see and know."I say.“What is it?" "We think Jessie had something to do with Keska's stabbing."“Why would you say that?" I turn to my sister and nod to her. "Show him." I watch as my sister gets out her phone,opens it to her chat screen, scrolls through it to what she wants to show him."I know that it might be construed as an invasion of privacy, but in this case, I believe it was worth the risk, so I took the opportunity when it presented itself." My sister tells my dad. "Macey got close enough to read what Jessie was saying, she didn't get everything, but this is what she did get." |four idiots, stick to the script, any ideas, hear them, might have to do.Dutch Wood, after lunch, High Crest, home Saturday.) My dad scans Janica's screen. "This does not sound or look good. Do either of you know if Alpha Drake has been informed?" Dad asked. "I am unsure, but Janica did tell Star, so I'm sure she got it back to him comehow," I say.He nods at us. "We will leave it for them to deal with their own imsermak moss, bue we should inform High C'reut to keep an cye on ber." He saye. "I can, do ie;I will call Josh and bring hum up to speed on «verything." I tell bract. "lus

the facts, no gossiping." He tells me. I nod.

COLTON: I call Josh. The phone rings a few times before he picks up.“Hey Colton. what's up?" “You know about Keska getting stabbed?”I asked him."Yes. Alpha Drake, call Dad to let him know that the beta was coming with James and Jessie.why?"