Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 265

Chapter 265: Meeting Wren For Coffee

The café was warm and smelled like coffee and cinnamon, and Wren was already sitting at a corner table by the window with two cups in front of her. She looked up the moment Lilith walked in and her face split into a relieved smile that made Lilith’s chest ache.

"There you are," Wren said, standing up to hug her. The hug was tight and lasted longer than normal, and when Wren pulled back her hands stayed on Lilith’s shoulders for a moment, her eyes scanning her face carefully. "You look exhausted."

"I am exhausted," Lilith admitted, sliding into the chair across from her. She reached for the coffee Wren had ordered for her and wrapped her hands around the cup, letting the warmth seep into her palms. "Thank you for this."

"Of course." Wren sat back down and watched her for a moment, her expression softening. "How is your mom?"

"The same. No change."

"I’m sorry."

Lilith nodded and took a sip of coffee, letting the silence settle between them for a moment. Wren didn’t push, did not ask questions, just waited the way she always had when they were younger and Lilith needed time to find her words.

Finally Lilith set the cup down and looked at her. "You said you needed to see my face. What’s going on?"

Wren’s expression shifted, became more serious, and she leaned forward slightly. "I wanted to ask you about the posts and the information i gave you the last time. Are the brothers doing anything about it?"

Lilith exhaled slowly. "Nicholas is investigating. He told me they traced the posts back to Shadowmere Pack territory. Someone with inside knowledge of my father’s records."

Wren went very still. "Inside knowledge."

"Yeah. Someone who has access to pack archives. Someone who knew my father personally." Lilith paused and looked down at her coffee. "Nicholas won’t tell me who yet. He says he’s still gathering information."

Wren was quiet for a long moment and when Lilith looked up she found her friend watching her with an expression she could not quite read. "Lilith... do you know who is in charge of the archives at Shadowmere now?"

Lilith’s stomach dropped. "No. Why?"

"Mike."

The name hit her like a punch to the chest and she actually flinched. "What?"

"Mike became the archive keeper few weeks ago. Right after you left Shadowmare." Wren’s voice was steady but her eyes were sharp, watching Lilith’s reaction carefully. "He has full access to the pack archives now. Everything about your father. Every record, every report, every piece of documentation."

Lilith felt the blood drain from her face. "No. Mike wouldn’t...."

"I’m not saying he did," Wren said quickly, her hands coming up in a calming gesture.

"I’m just saying the timing is something you should notice. He has access. He was close to your family before what happened to your father happened. And these posts started appearing right around the time he became the keeper."

Lilith’s hands were shaking again and she pressed them flat against the table to make them stop. "Mike wouldn’t do this to me. We didn’t end well but he wouldn’t..."

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