Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 455 Lost Without a Trace

Mr. Zachariah was fuming, but Ethan didn't even spare him a glance.

If he kept throwing a tantrum now, he'd only end up making a fool of himself.

One of Zavala's men leaned in and murmured, "Sir... I heard Ethan cracked several major cases lately. Do you think it might be because of that girl?"

Their two squads had always been neck and neck in performance.

But lately, Ethan's team had been on a winning streak-solving big cases one after another and getting major recognition from higher-ups.

Zavala shot him a glare.

"What nonsense are you babbling? We solve cases based on skill. You think a teenage girl is the reason for all that?"

He'd always believed in his own strength—and never looked-twice at anyone else's.

“But Captain, there's no smoke without fire. We used to be evenly matched with them, and now they're leaps ahead. There has to be a reason, right?"

Zavala had been ready to storm off in frustration, but hearing that, he hesitated.

Instead, he dragged over a chair and sat down.

Fine. He'd stay and watch. Let's see what trick Ethan had up his sleeve.

Inside the cool-toned, neon-lit control room, Simon led Tessa through a maze of high-tech systems.

the walls, holographic screens

this? Do you know how to use it?" Simon asked. He knew Tessa was good with computers, but this gear was cutting-edge. No ordinary high schooler would know their

gave him a

are you seriously underestimating me

seen tech like this two

back of his head

know how to use it. I was just worried it'd slow you down. But if you've got

down at a console and got

"You didn't find anything?"

files. "But they were

455 Lost

like lie vanished off

used code letters to refer

days, and we've still got nothing.

take

system and

into the Werewolf Council's biometric lock... in

whispered, half

was something

need silence

clamped his

really find him, he'd do anything she

just disappear