Lucian’s POV
"Black wolf of all kinds of wolves?" Rafe commented, a frown creasing his brow. "Isn’t that strange?"
We all turned to him, silently asking for clarification.
"They are rare," Rafe continued. "Only top-tier Alphas like Kael are black wolves. If there was any other black wolf in our territory, we would know. Kael would have sensed its presence immediately."
"Definitely there was no black wolf," Kael said confidently. "I never sensed any in our territory, except for my father."
"Then why did she claim it?" Roman asked, his voice sharp with skepticism.
"Maybe, just as that officer said, she made it up to save herself," I replied, unable to draw any other conclusion.
The video had shown it clearly. She had aimed directly at Alice and fired. There had been nothing between them. Alice had been the target, and nothing could erase that fact.
"She might not be a traitor, but she still killed our sister," Jason said grimly. "There is no excuse for that."
"She was going to talk about Sophia," Roman interjected, "but the officer interrupted her, keeping her under pressure to confess."
"And she did confess," Jason added quickly, his voice cold. "Whatever her reason, it does not change the fact that she killed my sister. I will never forgive her for that. You can give her a pass for not being a traitor, but not for being a murderer."
I nodded in agreement. "Unless something comes to light proving that there really was a wolf between them, only then will I believe her."
As we spoke, the others had no argument. Our sister was dead. That was an undeniable truth.
"She doesn’t answer when we ask her," Roman said.
"Because she has nothing to defend herself with," Jason said sharply. "Just like that officer said, we’re not buying her story about a black wolf."
"Alright!" Kael said, his voice firm. "For now, let’s leave it for further investigation. We’ll move on to the next."
His gaze settled on Roman and Rafe, sharp and impatient, as if he could barely wait to hear what they had discovered about Kaizan.
Roman took a deep breath and explained everything that had happened at Castons.
"...So, it wasn’t Eira. Sophia was the one with Keiren, the one Kaizan is looking for..." Roman finished hesitantly, glancing at Kael to gauge his reaction.
"We found more traces, and they led to the RavenClaw pack," I said, watching Kael’s expression harden at the mention.
The Alpha of RavenClaw was another top-tier young Alpha. It was rare for two top-tier Alphas not to be hostile toward each other for not reason at all, yet now that Alpha might be involved with Eira. If they came to face again each other, I am sure, there wasn’t going to be any pleasant outcome.
"I forgot to mention something," Roman added. "Kaizan warned us to be careful of the Alpha of RavenClaw pack. Something seems to be brewing over there. But that bastard will only tell us once we hand him over that bitch Sophia."
Kael controlled his expression and asked, "Does that Alpha of RavenClaw Pack have Eira’s child?"
"Not sure if the child is with him," I replied. "But the traces led to his pack, so it’s likely the child is there. Not just the child—her grandparents seem to be there as well. The old hags ran to RavenClaw pack after fleeing from here."
"That means they might have the child," Kael said, his tone sharp. "Her grandparents searched for her with the help of that Alpha, found out Eira had a child. As well got money from that bastard Alpha, bought the child from traffickers, and now they’re raising him."
"That’s what we thought as well," I said. "But there’s another question. That bastard might be the father of the child. That could be why those old hags ran to him for help. We also don’t know which packs they passed through before coming to our pack. Maybe they knew that bastard before. As grandparents, they must have known their granddaughter was pureblood and might have made a deal with that Alpha. Eira must have been his mate, and..."
"She is not his mate," Kael cut in quickly, his voice cold and controlled.
Silence fell over the room.

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