Chapter 78

“He called me back. He wanted me to give evidence against Derrick. Only when I got here, he was already missing.”

“Because you reported him missing.” I tell him.

“Look, I know it looks suspicious, but I didn’t kill him,” Osiris says, and I can hear underlying anger in his tone.

“Wait, what evidence did you have to give against Derrick?”

“My father wanted him off the council. He found out about his true identity, who he used to be. I told my father to let it be and that I’d handle it. He refused. Said he had evidence Derrick and Thomas were dealing and trafficking women again with Alpha Lyle,” I stop in my tracks.

“Alpha Lyle? As in Cane’s father?” Osiris nods. I hold up a finger, trying to piece this puzzle together.

“Now I know you’re lying. Elena found the bank statements….”

“With my name on them, yeah.” Osiris digs in his back pocket. He produces his phone, unlocks it, and presses a few things on the screen. He then turns the phone around to show me. Supernatural council ID. “I was undercover and have been for three years, but I don’t work directly with the supernatural council; I work with the human government agencies. It’s why I have been gone so long.”

“So that is what you meant when you said I wasn’t the only one with friends in the council,” I exhale.

“Exactly,”

“Well, if you’re in the supernatural council, why do you hate Marco so much?” I ask him.

“Do you have any idea the links to the underworld he has? His brother was a crime boss, not just in the supernatural world but also in the human

him, but he used to be in the Winter Ridge pack before

“Winter Ridge pack?”

bankruptcy, so he started dealing drugs for Floyd. When

by their mates? Elena did mention briefly that Noleen recognized

to the women?” I

From the evidence, I have seen those poor

and I nod to him. “Our pack.”

you. He said you weren’t like your father, different. I didn’t believe him. So I did some digging and found out Marco covered up that you killed your father. It wasn’t until I moved here that I got the full story of what happened

this and still thought I was

understood why you did it doesn’t mean I liked you.”

don’t you like me

investigation against Derrick. Both of you were constantly in the media, drawing more attention to the city

beef with him.

know

before my eyes widen. “It was you…. You sent Derrick the photos?”

asks, and

can multitask.” I growl

your father’s link to Derrick and came across Marco’s link to them. I then had someone make a copy of his swipe card and broke into his office. That is

Thomas, Derrick, and Cane since you

keep up appearances, haven’t you heard the term? Keep your friends close, your enemies closer,”

tells me as he checks the bathrooms. I check the men’s ones,

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