Page 94 of Lycan’s Hunt

“Place it on Clyde that he hired Boreal Transports for his own gain, that he was caught with Rhett trying to dispose of the bodies you believe were from the missing shipping containers found at the docks, that you intercepted him trying to get rid of bodies like those found in the containers.”

“May I ask what you have planned?” Magnus asks.

“No, but you’ll get the invitation to that showdown, that I can assure you.”

“I’ll handle the media, since it looks like I’m stepping out of retirement until a new head of council is elected. Your guard will drop Rhett back to your dungeons, and I will ensure Clyde’s execution is public knowledge and give a statement,” Magnus tells me. Then I remember there was one answer we never got. And that is who is the spy in my castle.

Looking at Maverick, I ask him. “Clyde has someone working inside my castle. Do you know of anyone he speaks to within my guard?” I ask him. His brows scrunch up, and he goes back to his table, retrieving his paperwork.

“I did notice calls coming from the castle. I assumed it was you speaking with him.”

Damian wanders closer, also wanting to know who escaped his radar. Maverick flicks through pages and pulls out a call log, showing us the phone calls. It doesn’t show us where in the castle the call originated from or who it was.

“I will search through his office again and see what I can find. What makes you think you have a traitor in the castle?”

“Information being leaked to the media, but also Jacinta. Someone had to let Rhett in. None of my guards remembered him even being there because we had minimal staff at the castle that day. It was planned too well. They knew I wasn’t going to be home that day.”

Magnus nods slowly, pondering my words.

“Well, I guess it is a good thing you have Rhett in your care. I agreed to allow you to handle his execution. I never said it had to be humane; I’m sure you can convince him to speak.”

With that, Magnus leaves with Maverick and I turn to Aubrey, pulling her into my arms. “It’s done,” I whisper.

She leans into me, but her voice is steady when she replies, “Not yet. There’s still Alaric.”

I nod. Rhett and Clyde may be dealt with, but the true threat remains. And after learning of the army he is building, I know soon he’ll make his move, but not before I make mine.