Dominic’s POV
The investigation was getting nowhere.
Silas had found evidence. The tool, the rat, the barrel markings. But we still didn’t have a culprit. We didn’t have proof of who’d poisoned the water. And without that proof, I couldn’t move against anyone.
Without that proof, the pack would keep blaming Vivian.
And every day that they blamed her was another day I had to watch her suffer.
I was in the war room reviewing maps when Silas approached .
“We need to talk about the girl,” he said without preamble.
“No,” I said.
“The entire pack is talking about her,” Silas continued. “Vespera has been very busy spreading rumors. She’s telling people that you’re bewitched. That the girl has Solari magic affecting your judgment.”
“Do you believe that?”
“No,” Silas said. “But belief is
