He stepped forward, voice cold and sharp.
"I told you - leave Cecilia alone. But no. You kept poking the bear. Now the bear's awake… and pissed."
Cici crossed her arms, defiant. "So what? He rescues his little human pet? There's no body anymore. He's got nothing."
"Exactly," Mrs. White echoed. "No body, no proof. We'll be fine."
Alpha Gavin leaned in. "Then tell me - where is the body? Who moved it?"
Silence.
Mrs. White shook her head. "Cecilia doesn't know. She couldn't."
Alpha Gavin stared at them, disgusted.
"Really? You think someone just wandered in with a shovel and a death wish? You ever consider Alpha Sebastian might already have the remains? That his cozy little chat with the Chief wasn't just catching up over coffee?"
The silence that followed wasn't empty.With guilt. Wi
