Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Desperate to redirect their thoughts, I blurted, “David… he said something about my wolf.” I took a breath, trying to steady my voice. “He said that he’d poisoned me, that my wolf was gone because of him.”

My mother’s face twisted with restrained anger. “That rotten little…” She cut herself off, her lips pressed together in frustration.

“To think I welcomed that man into our home while he was secretly harming my child,” my father said, fury blazing in his eyes. “But if he admitted this, and after what happened yesterday, it’s clear you need to see our pack doctor.”

I nodded, not hesitating. “Okay.”

I knew it was the only way to ease their minds, and in truth, I wanted answers just as much. I missed my wolf, who had been silent for so long. If there was any chance of undoing what David had done and bringing her back, I needed to find out.

“In the meantime, we need to decide what to do about David,” my father said, his voice laced with determination.

“I’ve already initiated an investigation,” Alexander replied his expression hardening. “The police are involved, of course, but I also have a private investigator on the case. It’s not that I don’t trust the officials, but I believe David may be more cunning than they realize.”

agree,” my father said.

my investigator early this morning, as well as with police representatives. Unfortunately, despite the abundance of evidence, there’s nothing at

my

with no evidence linking it to him,” Alexander explained. “The camera was brand new, straight out of the box, with no previous footage to trace back to him. And he was careful with his fingerprints–the only real evidence left is the blood from the injuries I inflicted on him. While testing could confirm it’s his, my investigator thinks

mother

he’ll claim we staged it to

can we do?” she asked, clearly

to be people who saw David with Ella, or at least noticed him fleeing. We’ll also check CCTV footage and build from there. David’s too recognizable for someone not to have noticed

wearing a disguise,” I recalled, thinking of the dark sunglasses and hat. “It wasn’t a great disguise, but

Alexander added. “During the struggle, his

was seen,” my father said, sounding hopeful.

agreed, his tone tempered. “We should be prepared for him to deny everything. As infuriating as it is, even that may not be enough to

the room as we all took in Alexander’s words. He was right, and it made my

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