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ChapterForty-Eight
Kane
After we dropped Lavender off near the Haven and waited just long enough to ensure she was picked up, things started to move very fast.
We threw ourselves into finding all possible evidence we could pointing to Alec Rouche being a crooked cop. It didn’t take long. Once we started shaking that tree everything fell out. He had done all manner of things: bribery, imprisonment, excessive violence. For some reason he kept getting away with it.
I felt like my life was on autopilot. Every time I closed my eyes, I could see Lavender’s limp body being carried into the Haven, through the walls, and away from us forever. Every time I got close to someone they were ripped away from me. Bringing down Rouche was the only thing pushing me to move forward.
Once Archer got ahold of his computer we learned that he had been using police resources to tap into our security system. All those nights Archer had hardly slept trying to keep us secure was rendered moot by a jackass with the power of a police department behind him.
We also found a shitload of evidence that proved that Rouche had been fabricating stories about my pack to make us seem like hardened criminals. In fact, if it wasn’t for him we would have a spotless record. Our chasing omega traders, much to our shock, was totally off the police’s radar.
Gage in his position as our pack leader—yes, I was officially part of the pack now—took the mountain of evidence we had collected and strode straight to the police commissioner. He refused to take no for an answer and they saw everything.
Alec Rouche was unfortunately still alive. I had pummelled his face in but somehow he survived that and the blood loss. His jaw would never work properly again, and he had significant damage to his cognitive function due to lack of blood because our omega was a resourceful spitfire.
Despite our decision to stay away, Archer did hack back into the Haven’s system one last time to ensure that Lavender was on the mend. Within a week she was back in her nest and the doctors reported that she was healing well.
If she had suffered permanent damage because of us I doubted I would be able to live with myself. She had become a point of light in my very bleak existence and I would happily spend the rest of my life on the outskirts ensuring her happiness.
* * *
Two weeks after that night back home we found ourselves in the last place we ever imagined we would be—in an interview room at the Clearmont Haven.
It wasn’t because we were being accused of a crime, far from it. With Rouche being sent away for a long, long time it became apparent all the stuff on our record was fabricated by him, and we were given a heartfelt apology from the boys in blue, as well as a clean record. He had been pinned with Lavender’s kidnapping—the original onewecommitted, so our names were clear of that.
“Well, all your paperwork looks pristine,” the brunette beta with polkadot glasses said as she flicked through our files. “It’s not often we get packs looking to find their forever partner with a recommendation from the police commissioner!”
That had been a stroke of brilliance from Gage to ask for one.
“Thank you, Anna.” Gage smiled at her easily as he leaned back in his chair. All four of us were gathered around the beta’s desk. She was the guardian of sorts, the woman who would give us final approval for what we wanted.
“All your finances look pristine as well. I think you would make an excellent addition to our Haven.”
“Now your profile will be added to our system, and if any of our omegas are interested in you they’ll send you a message—you can’t message them first.”
We all nodded and made noises of confirmation.
Our plan had been to do everything as legitimately as possible. Join the Haven, pay the fees, and then pray that Lavender saw at our profile.
Surely she wouldn’t isolate herself for too long?
I had voted for Archer to hack in again and make her talk to us so we could explain, but apparently the Haven had figured out how he got in before and beefed up their security. The only thing he managed to find out was that Lavender was out of the infirmary.
So we had to wait.
* * *
That night we gathered around the kitchen island eating a simple meal of chicken and vegetables.
“Have you heard anything about Rouche’s house?” Theo asked, pushing his food around the plate.
Gage shook his head. The police had been all over the house by the time we went back after getting Lavender home safely so we had no idea what actually went down in the building or what our omega had endured.
“He’s got a list of charges a mile long, the fucker was so crooked,” Archer said. “I’ve been watching the police file on him as it’s updated with every new charge. There’s multiple kidnapping charges.”
Theo put his fork down with a sigh. “So that fucker has done it before? Ugh! This place feels empty, stupid asshole ruined everything for us.”
