Being Alpha_Olde Town Pack by Katie Salidas

Author:Katie Salidas [Salidas, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha shifter romance, paranormal romance and suspense, dark fantasy horror, mystery and suspense, urban fantasy
Publisher: Rising Sign Books
Published: 2017-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

16

Emma MacBride

Dread settled deep in her mind, more than just the bullshit on the surface of their meeting; the kind of sensation that meant other levels of evil were at work. Yet she just couldn’t piece everything together and see the whole picture. Tito reeked of collusion with Leif. It didn’t take a wolf to smell out that kind of corruption. The old Lobo had had no intention of casting a guilty vote on the former Alpha. He’d thrown that vote away a little too easily. And though he’d put up a stink about Brady, he’d willingly accepted his claim. It just didn’t add up.

Emma fingered the cover of the old logbook in her hand. Someone had visited Leif before she and Brady. They’d been sloppy and left evidence behind; even went as far as to sign off in the logbook. Arrogance, perhaps. Or maybe they were laying out a false trail of breadcrumbs. Too many inconsistencies. Too many questions left unanswered.

The room began to empty, and Emma snatched at an opportunity.

“Aiden,” she whispered, and tilted her head twice to convey Meet me outside as she stood and took a short walk away from others milling around in the hallway.

“What’s up?” he asked, as he caught up to her.

“Brady and I were sent to go check on Leif.”

“Yeah, that was a wild goose chase,” he said apologetically. “Jay told me he needed to distract Brady while Regina was on the warpath.”

“I thought as much at first. Until we got to Leif’s cell. Someone had been there before us. And given him some kind of sedative.”

“That would explain how badly he looked. But why wouldn’t he say something in the meeting?”

“Exactly. If he wanted to play on sympathies, he could have used his appearance and a sob story about being beaten and drugged,” Emma said.

“That’s not Leif’s style.” Aiden shook his head. “He’d opt for revenge on anyone who went after him.”

“How? He’s locked in a cell.”

“That’s never stopped criminals before,” Aiden scoffed. “Where there’s a will....”

Emma nodded, understanding more than she wanted to how strong a will that old Alpha had.

“Do you know what he was given?” Aiden asked.

“No.” Emma shrugged. “I found no bottles, only an empty syringe. I’m not even sure what the purpose was for drugging him. Were they trying to kill him but screwed up the dose? Were they trying to make Ace’s pack look bad?”

“The most important question is who, not what,” Aiden answered. “We need to know who we’re dealing with. What and why come second. We’ll need to look at the security footage. Jay should have that.”

“When I spoke to the guard, he said the people who came in had the code. That means Jay could already be in on this,” Emma cautioned.

“I seriously doubt that. This region is our ally. Not to mention that mistreatment of a prisoner would make them look bad.” Aiden spoke with a slight chuckle in his tone. “Ace is dying right now to prove himself as a good leader.

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