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“School sent us out to do a welfare check on a woman called Emily and her son. Apparently, neither showed up to the school today; she does the morning reading group.”
I nod. Emily always did two days a week at the school, one day for cafeteria duty, the other for reading group.
“So you spoke with her?” I ask.
“You know her?”
“Yeah, she works at my hotel. I was coming to check on her.”
Officer Richards runs a hand down his face.
“Her place is a mess, and there are signs of a struggle; forensics are in there now taking blood samples.”
Forensics were taking blood samples? I blink, thinking of the last time I saw Emily or her son.
“Blood samples?”
“Yeah, the place is pretty messed up. She put up a fight, but we can’t find any sign of her or her son.”
“Forsaken?” Marcus asks.
“Unsure. Maybe. But we found a dead one not far into the forest.”
“You reported it to Valen?”
“No, we tried—can’t reach him. But Alpha John is on his way out; said he would stop by and grab Alpha Kalen. Fucking strange seeing them two talking,” Officer Richards says. Marcus nods, and so do I. My brows furrow, wondering why my father is interested in missing rogues.
“I’ll let Valen know tomorrow; let us know if you find anything,” Marcus says.
I wonder briefly if Kalen would tell my father about Valen and me, but I doubt it. However, Iaminterested in why those two are so buddy-buddy right now. Officer Richards starts to leave before stopping and coming back to the window. He leans in, looking at me, but I’m still stuck on the fact my receptionist and her son are missing.
“Also, Everly, you might want to give Zoe a heads-up.”
I look over at him. “What?”
“Amber found out about Casey.”
“Fuck. Think she’ll cause issues?”
Officer Richards shrugs. “No idea, but she wasn’t happy.”
I sigh and nod. “I’ll let Zoe know.”
“I’m sorry, Everly.”
“Why are you sorry?”
“They’re filing for custody of Casey.”
“WHAT?”
“Don’t worry, we’ll back Zoe up; she’s a good girl, and honestly, Amber is just being spiteful.”
I curse, shaking my head. Zoe is going to freak out. “Tell your son to back off and get his mate in line; they come after Zoe for Casey, there will be issues.”
“I’ll speak with him, but you know what the courts are like; he already filed, and Zoe is a rogue.”
“That says nothing about her ability to parent,” I tell him. Officer Richards nods sadly.
