Mason
I flipped through another stack of papers from the file cabinet, scanning log books and records with tired eyes.
We were still investigating William’s supposed crimes. Neither Blackburn nor I had stopped our personal investigation, even with the elite council breathing down our necks and demanding a verdict from me.
I kept postponing with excuses. Wanting him to be fully conscious. Needing him to testify on his own behalf. Waiting to hear the whole truth directly from him.
The door suddenly burst open and I snapped my head up, annoyed.
Blackburn was rushing in like the building was on fire.
I set my pen down with deliberate slowness, c*****g my head to the side.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Blackburn? What happened to knocking?”
“He’s awake, Alpha!” Blackburn practically
