Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0223

Chapter 0223

“Who did it?” my mother pressed, her composure razor–sharp.

My father hesitated, his eyes flicking to me for a brief moment before returning to my mother. “We’re confirming the identity, but we believe it was Dr. Brianna McIntyre.”

For a moment, my mind refused to process the name. Then it hit me. Dr. McIntyre–the substitute occupational therapist I’d been working with for the past few weeks.

The same woman I’d overheard on the phone the other day complaining bitterly about the “spoiled children of Alphas.”

“Why would she do such a thing?” I asked, confusion twisting in my chest.

“I don’t know,” my father said grimly. “But when we catch her, I’ll make sure we find out.”

“She got away?” my mother asked, her voice betraying a rare flicker of surprise.

“Yes,” my father said, frustration lacing his words. “She was too quick for the guards.”

it. “The note in

possible,” he said, his voice thoughtful. She certainly knows the grounds well and the

mind was spinning, pieces of the puzzle falling into place faster

asked. “The ones that were tampered with–the ones meant to cure my wolf. She’s a doctor; she would have had access to them.

exchanged

my voice barely a whisper, desperation

if bracing for a storm. “That’s what we’re going to find

“these are all very good questions, and I promise you we will find the answers. But not tonight. I need you to go up to your room and try to rest. I’ve increased the security for tonight–nothing more will happen. I promise.”

it would do no good. If Dr. McIntyre

There wouldn’t be an opportunity

know this is a lot,” my mother said, her voice calm but firm. I turned to look at her, and there it was again- that serious, stern expression she always wore in

I said with a sigh. “There’s nothing to be done about it tonight.

father assured me, his tone filled with conviction. “You can trust in

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