“I recognize your voice.” My thoughts are scattered, so it took a minute to connect.
“I can help you find him.”
“You know where he is?” I ask, pressing my hand to my chest.
“Not exactly,” he says.
Heath knocks on my door, and I open it.
“What exactly?"
“He left because I called him. Charlie was stalking you.”
“What the fuck?” I look at Heath, and he narrows his eyes.
“I can give you the address of where he was when we spoke last. I’m trying to track him through the cameras. He successfully took care of the problem, but disappeared once he was done. I had a car waiting for him. Someone took him in the area between the house and the main road. I’m hacking into the neighborhood's systems.”
“He left to kill Charlie for me?” My mate thinks of nothing but me.
“Yes. He’s gone. Ezra sent me pictures of the inside of Charlie’s house. He’s been following you for months.”
“Fuck,” Heath growls.
“He had pictures of you taped on his wall.”
“No,” Haven whispers.
“Ezra would leave a party to take care of the threat,” Alanna says.
“I had someone I trust going to the house to take care of the body…”
“And?” I grit out.
“He scented two people.”
“Shade, tell me,” I demand.
“A fox, and a lion.”
“Oh, no,” Issy breathes.
“A lion,” I repeat slowly.
“Does that mean anything?” Shade asks, and I meet Issy’s wide-eyed stare.
“What do you know about Bode?” I ask.
“I—” She drags her fingers through her hair. “Not much. Why would he take him?”
“He lost a lot of money.” I wonder if there is a deeper connection. “Was he angry enough to kill?”
“I didn’t think so, but apparently, I’m not a good judge of character,” she says.
“You couldn’t know,” Juliana mumbles.
“I’m missing something,” Shade says.
“Bode was a member of Issy’s band, and he tried to touch me. Ezra held a knife to his chest. Issy kicked him out,” I explain shortly.
