(Cassian) I looked at Kiara while Brennan's words reached me. She was still sitting beside me, unaware of the second message. Victor Hale had mentioned Elias by name, and I needed to see exactly what he'd written. I asked Brennan to bring the message to my room immediately. 'I'll bring it myself, Alpha,' Brennan answered. 'The message was folded inside a receipt in Lucan's wallet. I've kept everything together so the investigators can examine it. Nobody else has handled it since I found it.' I ended the connection and turned toward Kiara. She had noticed my attention was elsewhere and was watching me. I took her hand, knowing this news would raise more questions about her brother. There was no point keeping it from her. "Brennan found another message from Victor," I explained. "It was

