(Connor's POV)
"We traced her whereabouts," Frank continued. "She's already been smuggled out of the country. However, the identities of those who escorted her remain unknown. Both our private detectives and the police hit dead ends quickly; the clues keep breaking off, as if someone powerful is deliberately covering up."
My fingers tapped rhythmically along the desk, brows drawn tight in contemplation. "Seems the force behind them is formidable."
After a pause, I asked, "Did you check with the Thornton family?"
Frank nodded. "Yes, Alpha. Their response didn't change—he simply thought Vanessa wanted to give her adoptive brother a surprise, and firmly maintained that their interaction was just a casual encounter between a man and a woman."
I kept my expression inscrutable, though inter
