She eyed Bloom as we passed.
I wondered if a challenge would be coming our way, but I wasn’t going to be the one to bring it up.
Bloom and I went where we were directed. It was better to keep the peace for the time being, so we could have the Erren wolves on our side—or at least not against us—if they weren’t responsible for the murders.
The first interview went poorly.
“How are things going with the pack?” I asked Evan, one of the pack’s enforcers, tapping into his mind lightly
He said flatly, “Fine.”
“Have you heard anything about the murders in Vast City?”
“No.” He was telling the truth.
“Did you know about them, or were you involved in any way?”
“No.” Also true.
I sent him on his way.
The next seven interviews were similar. The enforcers avoided glaring at Bloom by straight-up ignoring her and staring at me as blank-faced as possible.
When we interviewed Shelley, things finally got more interesting.
Shelley was a recent transfer for the pack, and like many Omegas, more attached to the normal wolves than she was to the Alpha and Beta. Because she was Nolan’s little sister, I’d met her a handful of times.
She had his coloring, with dark brown skin, golden eyes, and thick, curly hair tied up in a large puff. Like him, she was tall andstrong, built for fighting despite their designation’s inclination toward peace.
“You heard about the drama between Cassidy and Landon, right?” she asked, leaning over the table between us before I bothered asking a question.
“We didn’t,” I said.
Shelley looked over at Bloom. “Landon is the Beta. Cassidy is the Alpha. I’m the Omega, Shelley. I don’t hate vampires like most of this pack, but I do love the pack. Erren is gorgeous, and it’s really central, so I can get to Vast City and Mork pretty easily. Most of my family is in Mork, but my brother and his mate are in your pack. Have you met them yet?”
“I’ve been pretty busy trying to take care of the investment company,” Bloom explained.
“Oh, Nolan told me about that. Sounds like there’s a huge mess.” She shivered. “I hate that for you.”
“Same,” Bloom said with a smile.
“What’s the drama?” I asked Shelley.
We had a bunch of other interviews to do, and we were already nearing dinnertime. The challenges hadn’t come up yet, but they would. I was hoping there would only be two or three.
Shelley leaned over the table a little more. “They startedscrewing.”
My eyebrows lifted. “Cassidy and Landon?”
“Mmhm. Turns out they’ve been in love with each other for years but neither wanted to admit it.” She shrugged. “There were talks of a wedding before everything went to hell with the finances.Zach was supposed to be in charge of that, but he dropped the ball.”
“Zach Harker?” I asked.
“Yeah.”
“The tech whiz, Zach Harker?” I double-checked.
“Yep. Apparently, he invested most of the pack’s money in something and it went to shit, so he ran off. He’s been gone a few weeks now. Kenna, his ex-girlfriend, thinks he’s hiding out with the Wilder pack, but you know they’re full rural. She’s not into that enough to go looking for him.”
