Moon Promise (The Wild Pack Book 1) by Fox Carmen

Author:Fox, Carmen [Fox, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: detective, strong female character, shapeshifters, paranormal romance, alpha female
Publisher: Smart Heart Publishing
Published: 2018-06-04T16:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

The drive to Jonah’s place was filled with thoughtful silence. Drake’s face didn’t give much away, although his broad shoulders seemed narrower and his movements less forceful.

Was Cody responsible for Raven’s death? He’d never actually said Raven stayed behind to meet someone. If he was trying to divert suspicion from himself, why tell us about the lake in the first place? He’d appeared genuinely grief-stricken about Raven’s disappearance, so much so he’d resorted to drinking. Or was the booze less symptom and more cause? Had he killed Raven because alcohol had shortened his fuse, and he’d run out of patience?

Leo’s feelings about Cody had been clear. Hard to ignore the protector’s opinion when they’d known each other most of his life.

Either way, before I turned Raven’s boyfriend into puppy chow, I needed to be sure of his guilt.

The location of the body suggested the killer was a human, yet Raven had had the strength of a werewolf. Even though her trust in Cody would have put her at a disadvantage, it would have required luck for him to overwhelm her. For this reason alone I couldn’t afford to discount another werewolf as potential suspect.

The Wild Pack knew only its own people, whereas I’d been exposed to the good and the bad throughout Germany and in many parts of Europe. Dark blood ran through the royal werewolf lines. Murders, rapes, kidnappings—if werewolves went bad, they went very, very bad. My mother was ample proof of that.

“We’re here.” Drake pulled into his parking space outside Jonah’s house.

Keeping to the shade, I exited the truck.

“How are you doing?” he asked.

“Honestly, I have no idea. And you?”

He leaned against his vehicle and exhaled. “About the same.”

“Should we wait for Leo?”

“Jonah would appreciate that.” He drummed his fingers against the body of his truck. “This isn’t going to be easy for him.”

Leo’s sedan arrived ten minutes after us. His face was flushed, with red veins radiation across his eyes. Had he cried? Not that I’d blame him. He too would have taken Raven’s death personally.

“Nasty accident on the road. You must have just missed it.” Leo gave a tired grin. “I thought for a moment they’d let you behind the steering wheel again.”

“Funny.” I smiled, but my mood wasn’t light enough for banter.

Drake used his key to open the door and for once, allowed me to walk in front of him.

Jonah’s large room looked more like an office today than it had when I first met him, with maps and papers covering about half the table surface.

Dressed in casual jeans and a shirt, he peered up from a document. “You’re sure it’s Raven you found?”

I fell into the chair opposite him, but he was too focused on Drake to comment on my minor digression.

“Yes.” Drake stood a few feet away. He’d turned his toes out to spread his legs, and took long and slow breaths.

Leo entered from another room and greeted me with a silent nod. As he passed Jonah, he placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, a gesture the alpha acknowledged with a grateful look.

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