Jaguar:
He watched the whole video while we headed back to his car.
Once we were inside, silence settled between us.
Ragnar had asked the driver to give us a moment.
I had no idea he had gone back until I noticed Verity had left her files behind, which was why Ragnar had gone all the way back.
"There’s something about her boyfriend," Ragnar remarked in an unusually calm tone.
"He’s a criminal. He has a lot of abuse cases under his belt," I replied, searching for the files on my phone.
My brother raised a hand, silently signalling that he believed me.
"And he’s still practising as a doctor?" he questioned.
"In fact, he’s allowed to practise in many hospitals of different packs," I explained with a sigh, looking away as I shook my head.
"Either he’s truly exceptional at his job, or the people around him forget they can always replace a skilled, experienced doctor with a moral one," Ragnar stated in a grumpy tone.
I understood what he meant.
I knew people, especially the hospital staff, were deliberately turning a blind eye because they had a highly experienced and capable doctor on their team.
They completely ignored the women who came forward and voiced their concerns about him.
"Verity was drugged a few days ago. Not with just any drug, but one commonly used to facilitate rape."
Ragnar’s slow, measured tone and calm demeanour, even as his fingers gradually curled into a fist, sent goosebumps across my skin.
"Is she— okay."
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t keep my shock to myself.
Immediate concern hit me, and I began asking my brother about her condition, hoping he would give me a positive response.
He nodded and adjusted his coat, giving me a brief moment of relief.
"We need to keep an eye on Dr. Roman. Gather every case against him, and we’ll start holding him accountable for every one of them," my brother declared calmly.
And Ragnar would do exactly that.
There was one thing he didn’t tolerate, and that was men mistreating women.
He wouldn’t hesitate before punishing them.
"There is a bit of a problem," I admitted, adjusting my own jacket.
"What is it?" Ragnar inquired, his eyes narrowing at me.
"All the women who had accused him eventually backed down. They withdrew their cases, claiming they were only bitter because such a great doctor had broken up with them, so they had lied about everything."
Even saying those words made me feel stupid.
"So I wonder what made those women withdraw their cases. Women don’t simply come together as a group to accuse someone. They were either intimidated into backing down, or something else happened," Ragnar muttered, looking deeply troubled.
Thankfully, he didn’t tell me to mind my own business.
I knew he wouldn’t.
When it came to abuse, he never looked the other way.
Especially domestic abuse.
A heavy silence settled between us for a few seconds before I adjusted my posture in my seat again.
"How was your journey?" I asked.
"Did you find out anything about the Lycan?" I continued.

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