The Case of the Missing Women After dinner, we gathered in the receiving area. Rick and Alpha Winkle were deep in discussion, their voices low but urgent. “We’ve had several disappearances in the last few weeks,” Winkle said grimly. “Women from our pack… gone without a trace.” Rick’s expression darkened. “When I was young, my mother, the former Luna Queen - eliminated the slave trade and prostitution rings in these territories. If women are disappearing again… it could mean they’re back in operation.” I shuddered. The thought of such horrors still existing was unbearable. “How is it even possible? How are there still slave traders in our time?” Winkle shook his head. “That’s what we need to find out.” This was no simple vacation. We had come here to uncover something sinister, and I

