Chapter 126

Rayne's POV

Things were no longer meant to be taken easily. The attacks on our kind were getting bolder, and it wasn't fair that we were the ones that had to show restraint.

I went over my investigation notes again, trying to piece together the little things I had found. The suspect I had for now was Jacob, but he had started acting too weird for me to even keep a close eye on him. The AA’s efforts could have been blamed, but I didn't see any clear link connecting them to those deaths. They just appeared like simple figureheads covering up something deeper and darker.

The body found at Mysticrock's borders had undoubtedly been one of our own pack members living in the city. He had been a middle-aged man who lived alone with his dog. Once, he had been married, but somehow the marriage didn't work out, and he was left all alone.

I thought about wht hisnlast moments must have been like. If he felt fear or simply wanted everything to be done and over with. The marks on his body suggested