Mrs. White collapsed to the ground.
Everything was over.
I shot a cold glance at the panicking Mrs. White.
Her reaction confirmed everything.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, but the outcome seemed inevitable.
The officers dug around the entire circumference of the tree.
"Nothing here!" one of them called back to the shore.
Those three words hit Harper and me like a physical blow.
Even Alpha Xavier's expression changed.
Mrs. White, collapsed on the ground, looked bewildered herself.
Author's pov
The police station buzzed with activity as each person was escorted to separate interrogation rooms.
Cecilia's group told the whole truth, providing recordings and videos as evidence.
Mrs. White, emboldened by the lack of a body, denied everything.
She claimed Cici had mental
