Chapter 61

Chapter62

DRAKE: "Nor I. but in hindsight, it is my fault for not asking Keska her side of the issue when I punished her."I say."But how do we fix this, fix Jessie?" She asked. "We will have to humble her. show her that what she has done is not the actions of an Alpha or Luna. or any ranked wolf for that matter." I tell her. "She is taking after your mother. Drake." “I know.and it's time she learns the cold. hard truth about my mother." I tell her.

MITCHELL: As I leave the Alpha's office. I link Frank. *"I need you to get Cash and meet me in my office in 5 minutes, there are some issues that we need to discuss." "On it."* He sends back to me. I get to the barracks and head to my office. Both Frank and Cash are waiting for me."Gentlemen. there is a lot to go over, so please let me explain things,and then I will answer questions." I tell them. I go over everything from the text messages between Janica and Star, the fact that Brent and Ronnie are dead. and the information that Chris shared. "Cash, I want you partnered with him for maybe the next month. we don't know what Jessie has up her sleeve, and the Alpha wants eyes on him, for backup and safety reasons." I tell him. "Do we know who killed Brent and Ronnie?" "I think the Alpha does, but he didn't share that with me, plus I believe he feels that the case on them is closed." I tell them. "But now there is another person of interest. Rodney Barns, the Alpha feels that he and Kirk are the other 2 mentioned in the text messages sent from Janica and Star." "So.if I am following all of this, Jessie had Brent, Ronnie. Kirk, and Rodney involved in Keska's stabbing?" Frank asked, “That is what the Alpha and I both believe. and then they were going to pin everything on Chris, he was the one that raised the alarm the day she was stabbed, bux instead.of linking me, or you Frank, he was told so link Kirk." A sold shem. "Somethinng isn't adding up Mitch." Етниk внys. "How so?" "A wos on the field that day training them, and the alarm cume oma makt-kiekd. tok com

the right side, where the four of them were training." He tells me.“Did you see who called the alarm?" I asked him. "No, unfortunately. I didn't, I was instructing Cory and Tomas on a new technique." He says. “So, Kirk could have taken a few steps towards the center of the field, raised the alarm. and used his wolf speed to get back into place before you turned to start instructing everyone." I tell him. “I want you to have a casual conversation with Kirk, listen to his voice, tone, inflection, anything that might spark the memory of what you heard and how you heard it.”I tell him. "You got it." He says.“That's it for now, but nothing leaves this office.Got it?" They both nod their heads to the affirmative. And we all go about our business.

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DRAKE: It's after dinner, and my phone rings. I check the caller ID and see that it's Alpha Lucas calling. “Hello Alpha Lucas, what can I do for you? Jessie hasn't caused any problems, has she?" "Not directly, she hasn't,but I have some information you need to hear to deal with her.”He tells me."Give me a couple of minutes before you continue. I need to get to my office."I tell him. I turn to Carla, take her hand, and pull her with me.And we go to my office. "I am going to put you on speaker, Alpha Lucas,Carla is with me." I tell him and hit the speaker icon.“Hello,Luna Carla.”"Hello, Alpha Lucas.""Now that the pleasantries are out of the way,what do you have for us, Alpha Lucas?" I ask him. "I recorded this, so I will do my best to play it for you. I did send a copy to your Beta and James, so if you don't catch everything, they will have it as well." HIe tells us.(“The person Dedi called the lady, the lady asked \[what and how\], then the lady asked \[what about the other two\], then the lady says \[let's hope it stays that way\], then the lady says \[I'm thinking that the kidnapping is the only way to go, there is a hunting cabin % mile from the north boarder that nobody uses anymore, just chloroform her and have one of the guys

watch to make sure she stays put until the ball is over and I leave with my mate\], then the lady says \[I have to be, I don't want to spend any more time around that snotty bitch than I have to\], and then the lady says \[go make sure the cabin is ready and nail the windows shut from the outside.\]) This conversation was overheard by one of my omega maids as she was going about her duties. She has PTSD, so this conversation upset her to the point of causing a panic attack. She is ok now, but we are keeping her away from Jessie." He tells us. “I am sorry that she had to go through that. I thank you for everything, Alpha Lucas,I hope that the graduation goes well." I tell him. “Is there any way you could send me a copy of that recording?" I ask him. "I will see what I can do." He says."Thank you again, and we look forward to seeing you at the ball in a week and a half." I tell him and say goodbye, and hang up.I link Mitchell. *"I need you to come to my office immediately!" “Yes Alpha."* I close the link. "What are youplanning on doing?" Carla asked me.“Not completely sure yet." I tell her. About a minute later, there is a knock on my door. “Come.” Mitch comes in. "You need to see me Alpha." “Yes, I just got a call from Alpha Lucas, it seems we are on the right track,and maybe a step or two ahead, but with what we learned from Chris earlier and with what I just heard from Alpha Lucas, it was definitely Jessie who orchestrated everything. “Do you know anyone closeto Marla and Dedi?Jessie's two friends, it has to be someone we can trust." I say to him."I don't, but I can ask some of the guys that I know I can trust." He tells me.“Good, do it, I want to know when they make contact again, if they do.They may not, as the Kids will be home on Saturday." I say, thinking aloud.“Alpha, do we know what happened to Brent and Ronnie?”He asked."Yes, sorry, I forgot to tell you. What I am going to saystays here.Keska got her wolf, she is supposedly some sort of hybrid. I do not know,as I have not seen her yet. It was her wolf that killed both of them, and ie js due to her hybrid form that they died the way they did." I tell him."But getting back to the issue of Jessie. I want you to go scout out the old

hunting shack up by the north boarder, try not to leave any tracks to close to the place, just watch the place and see if anyone goes there, and does any work on it of any kind." I tell him.“I will put a small team with Darius to watch the place." He says. I just nod. “Anything else, Alpha?" he asked.“Maybe keep an eye on Kirk and Rodney, if they have any interactions with Dedi or Marla." I tell him. “On it, anything else?”he asked. "No. I think that about covers everything." I say to him. “Just a couple of quick questions. if I may?" “Shoot."“I would like to tell Frank.he is my go-to, he should know, and how is it that Keska has her wolf?Isn't she too young?""That's fine but no one else, the Doc believes it's because of the trauma she has suffered, again this doesn't leave my office,but Jessie. and my mother both have rejected her as family, and she has accepted both rejections, plus my mother used her wolf claws on her.and then the stabbing." “Yes, Alpha." “Thanks Mitch. I'll let you get to it."I say as he leaves my office. I look< at my mate. "Let's head to bed, it's been a day, and I am exhausted." I tell her. She just nods. And we head to bed.