Chapter 63-1
Kiana
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Heart in my throat, I moved between Troy’s wolf and Morven. If it had been any other time in my life, I wouldn’t have blinked an eye as I watched Troy shed Morven to pieces, but in a situation I never saw coming, Morven was all that stood between me and Claudine’s wrath.
I could feel Morven’s power behind me. No wolf. Only human. I glared behind me, and he was
smiling happily.
At me.
My stomach turned, and I focused on Troy. “Morven crossed my path in the woods. We had a conversation, and then we heard Cam’s screams.”
Claudine snarled, but I ignored her and kept my eyes on Troy. If he killed Morven, any progress they made would be shredded. Ignoring the violence cresting off him, I placed my hand under his chin. The touch soothed him, and he sat.
“So another alpha has come to your aid,” Claudine growled. “Should I expect London to be at your
beck and call next?”
“No one is at my beck and call, Claudine. Morven only speaks the truth. There has to be another explanation for why Cam thinks it’s me. Magic, perhaps.”
“Or maybe magic explains your alibi,” she countered.
I held her gaze. “I am not a witch, Claudine.”
“No,” she said finally and with a hint of frustration. “You are not.”
“Another mystery to solve,” Morven said thoughtfully. “And at such an interesting time. For now, I think we should resume the meeting tomorrow, when we’ve cooled off. Perhaps we’ll know more about the dead witch tomorrow. I am grateful, Claudine, that your witch is still alive.”
A cold sensation slithered down my spine as I watched Morven calmly walk away. He’d taken control of the situation almost effortlessly.
Claudine shot me an ugly look before she stomped away. She wasn’t the only one. I was getting used to the ugly looks from the pack members, but this was different.
Their suspicions were confirmed. I was a killer. Never mind that an alpha had just given me an alibi. It was one more reason for them to hate me.
When everyone was gone, I put a hand on Troy’s fur. “I’m going to see if I can find Lunessa. Maybe
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Before I could pull away, he gently caught my hand between his teeth and looked at me. He didn’t
want us to separate.
I was still a little mad at him, but that wasn’t the reason I couldn’t be with him right now. He was currently doing a shitty job of filtering his emotions through our mating bond, and I knew exactly
what he felt.
Fear. For me.
Someone went to an awful lot of trouble to pin the witch murders on me, and now I had no idea what to think. If there was enough evidence, no one would be using me to take over the mountain because I would be executed immediately. And violently. Even Troy could only go so far to save
“I’m going to be fine,” I said and tugged my hand, but he didn’t release me. Finally, I sighed.
“Fine. We’ll check out the scene together and then try and find Lunessa, but you’re either going as a wolf, or you’re going to change. I’m not traipsing around with you in the woods while you’re naked.”
He gave me a wolfish grin and loped ahead of me. Apparently, he was going as a wolf.
The better way to protect me, no doubt.
It wasn’t hard to find the clearing where Cam had been attacked. Unlike where the witch died, there was plenty of blood. The slash of a wolf’s paw.
The first thing I started hunting for was clothes. Cam had never seen my wolf, so that meant for her to identify, she would have had to see me as a wolf.
But the injuries on her were from a wolf, so if it was another shifter, clothes would have been shredded in the process. I doubt the killer had a conversation with Cam while they undressed before they attacked her.
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