The outside investigator arrived the next morning — a no-nonsense she-wolf named Kira, with scars across her face and eyes that missed nothing.
Alexander trusted her. Said she was the best in the business, had worked for his father before.
I watched her interview the inner circle one by one.
Marcus first. He was calm, answered every question without hesitation.
Lena next. She fidgeted more, but Kira said she was clean.
The security team. All passed.
Then it was my turn.
Kira leaned forward in the interrogation room they'd set up. "Tell me everything, from the beginning."
I did. The rejection. The escape. The human world. Meeting Alexander.
She listened, jotting notes.
"And Victor's words — 'the real threat is closer' — what do you think?"
I hesitated. "Someone we trust."
She no
