Ash’s POV
They started the searches at dawn.
We weren't given any warning, just woke up to being treated like murderers.
They'd found an I print on the corpse after close study and had found a pattern like a non-wolf.
I wasn't sure what that was but I was damn sure I wasn't an ordinary wolf. Was that what it meant?
Valemont woke in panic, doors slamming open, arguments, footsteps everywhere. By the time I dragged on my jacket, the air already smelled like disinfectant and fear.
Devan showed up from across the hall,voice sounding from the hall. “They’re checking everyone. Blood, skin, scent. They’re saying the killer wasn't a pure wolf.”
My stomach dropped. “What?”
“They think a half-breed or something snuck in.” He lowered his voice. “They’re testing for… anomalies.”
Anomalies. Gr
