The Lightning Wolf Chronicles (Evelyn and Nadia) novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185: Found It

Evelyn’s POV

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Sophia and I caught each other’s eyes. Just keep acting normal. We can’t let them ow we found anything.

“Hey Orion, Elliot, I called to the guys at the door, keeping my voice casual, singe you’re here anyway, might as well help us sort through this mess.”

Orion’s eyebrows drew together like he could sense something was up, but he just nodded and walked over. Elliot followed, his eyes darting between the

three of us.

“Alpha King Nathan wants us going through all the high school records,” I said, wandering around the room like I was just stretching my legs. “We need to pick potential candidates for the next trials. Way fewer kids signed up last year compared to when I went through it.”

“Sounds like a pain in the ass.” Sophia jumped in, her voice maybe a little too bright. “Let’s just hope we can recover the old data files, or we’ll be starting

from scratch.”

I drifted over to the wall, pretending to check out the family photos hanging there. Acacia’s dad had plastered his family portraits all over the prime spots

everyone in them looked about as lively as cardboard cutouts.

“These pictures are something else, I said quietly, running my finger along one of the frames. “Feels like their eyes follow you around the room.”

That’s when I spotted it – a tiny black lens tucked into the thick frame, aimed right at the whole room.

Got one. I sent through the mind link. Camera’s hidden in this frame.

Freya glanced up, giving a slight nod. Keep talking. I’ll handle this end. Everyone else should look for more. If I was setting this up, I’d put cameras on every damn

wall.

“You know, Elliot said, his voice deliberately light, “our birthday bash got postponed, but honestly? Perfect timing. Wouldn’t have been the same without

you there anyway.”

‘Soon as you wrap up this mission, we’re throwing you a real party,” he continued casually scanning the room.

“Can’t wait.” I played along while watching Sophia point toward the window fram- another camera lurking there too.

We kept up the small talk for the next two hours while systematically checking every inch of the office. What we found made my stomach turn- eight hidden cameras in this one room alone, covering pretty much every angle.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.” Freya said under her breath, her fingers dancing across the keyboard. “I’ve got these cameras looping old footage now.

But we need to check the whole school.”

“The entire school?’ Orion’s voice had an edge to it. “You’re telling me these this could be everywhere?”

“Probably.” I took a shaky breath. “Including places like the locker rooms, bathroous…”

Just thinking about it made me want to throw up. But what really pissed me off was knowing Acacia and her dad were probably using this stuff to control people, maybe even blackmail them.

“We need a game plan.” I said, looking out the window at Acacia’s family mansion that was supposedly still being ‘renovated. ‘Speaking of which, they’ve been working on that house for what, over a year now?”

‘Don’t even get me started. Elliot rolled his eyes. “Always some new excuse – wrong materials, design changes, you name it. My dad’s ready to strangle

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Freya suddenly perked up, her eyes lighting up with an idea. “What if we helped speed up their construction? Get them out of the pack house faster?”

‘Two birds, one stone. Sophia immediately caught on. ‘Get them out of here while we collect more evidence.”

‘Plus, I added, “if we volunteer to help, they can’t really say no. It’s all about ‘pack unity, right?”

We spent the next while hammering out the details. Freya would keep working the tech angle, monitoring and hacking their camera network. Sophia would coordinate with construction crews to actually get the job done. My job was keeping Acacia and her dad happy, making them think they still had everything

under control.

“Orion, I turned to him, “think you could hook us up with some decent contractors? We need people who actually want to finish the job, not the ones

who’ve been scared off by her dad’s bullshit.”

He nodded, determination written all over his face. “I’ve got some guys in mind. They’ve been wanting this contract for months they just couldn’t deal with

certain people’s attitude problems.

By the time dinner rolled around, we’d gotten our basics sorted. Walking into the dining hall, the atmosphere hit me like a brick wall.

Acacia and her dad had claimed the best seats at the main table, talking loud enough for the whole room to hear. Her dad was even sitting in a spot that should’ve been reserved for my father or one of the triplets, acting like he owned the place.

‘Let’s sit somewhere else.” I muttered.

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