Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee novel Chapter 376

376-The Child Grew Up Cursed

Author's POV:

Years Ago:

"What?" Shepard asked in shock.

"It is a clear warning. They don't want the real culprit to get caught. I am pretty sure the real culprit is way more powerful than the council itself, which is afraid of him," Makenzie sighed when talking about the bastard.

"Powerful!" Shepard stopped crying, "It has to be alpha king Shaun." His skin felt goosebumps, and his eyes formed tears. "It has to be him. He used to be deadly in love with her. He kept persuading her to reject me and accept him. And then something happened, something as if he got his hands on the most powerful tool ever, started using it, and somehow got out of every mess he created. Nobody dares go against him because--- because he has someone who is securing him.

Makenzie! It is Shaun," Shepard stated confidently, nodding his head as he understood the entire case now.

"Oh yes! So what can we do?" Makenzie looked at Shepard, who looked lost for a moment before he spoke.

"Why don't you call the council and let them know that we have a suspect in mind?" Shepard looked hopeful after so many days.

"All right," Makenzie nodded and dialed the number the next minute. They forgot what they said about it themselves. Shaun would never get into trouble because someone had his back.

While Makenzie talked, Shepard tried to sober up. He kept running his hands over his face as he kept remembering how painful the night must be for his Luna.

"But that—," Makenzie finished the call, but it seemed like the other person hung up on him. The look of disappointment on his face was enough to tell them it didn’t go as planned.

"They told me if I ever said his name again, we would get in trouble. There is no proof against him that could tie him to the case." Makenzie growled angrily, and just when Shepard was going to suggest some plan, his phone beeped.

"I will go see Janet and come back to speak to you, okay?" Makenzie sighed while getting up from the couch. He hadn't seen his daughter the entire day. Shepard seemed busy with his phone, so Makenzie thought he should leave for now.

Shepard gave him a faint head nod, and soon Makenzie had left. Shepard was staring at the text he had received from an unknown number.

"What is this?" he frowned, grabbing a bottle of wine and trying to understand the text. It was a simple text, but the context is what kept bothering him.

There was a blurred picture of a child in front of a grave. It took him a minute to recognize the child, but his heart raced inside his chest when he did.

It was Thiago's picture.

Was it a threat?

He then received another message with an edited headline.

He cried as he read the headlines: "Alpha Shepard found guilty of assaulting and murdering his Luna in order to be with his mistress."

It was definitely a threat to him. There were other edited images that showed kids with depression, foreshadowing what will happen to Thiago after he finds out his father killed his mother.

It was pretty clear that whoever was sending him the pictures was trying to scare him into not proceeding with the investigation.

He was left with no choice but to quit. They had cornered him well and badly. Shepard cried loudly, putting his phone down and realizing there was nothing he could do anymore.

Dragging his body up, he left the room to visit his son. Thiago had fallen asleep, so it was easy for Shepard to sneak in and plant a kiss on his son's forehead.

"I am sorry that you have to face this and much more in the future. But I have to take this step. They won't let me investigate. They are forcing me to quit and live like nothing ever happened. I cannot do that. If I have to stop the investigation, I must give up on my life too, or else I won't be able to live. I know this will be utterly unfair to you, but you

need to understand this: if I don't die, they will come after you. I h—ope you stay strong and can forgive me," Shepard broke down in tears beside his son's bed.

"Goodbye, my little alpha," he whispered before he walked out of the room again. His heart was filled with pain and agony. He couldn't tell exactly why this happened to them. They had always considered others* feelings, so why?

Going back to his room, he did what he thought was the only option left to him.