Alpha On The Hunt Chapter 78

“He called me back. He wanted me to give evidence against Derrick. Only when I got here, he was already missing.”

“Because you reported him missing.” I tell him.

“Look, I know it looks suspicious, but I didn’t kill him,” Osiris says, and I can hear underlying anger in his tone.

“Wait, what evidence did you have to give against Derrick?”

“My father wanted him off the council. He found out about his true identity, who he used to be. I told my father to let it be and that I’d handle it. He refused. Said he had evidence Derrick and Thomas were dealing and trafficking women again with Alpha Lyle,” I stop in my tracks.

“Alpha Lyle? As in Cane’s father?” Osiris nods. I hold up a finger, trying to piece this puzzle together.

“Now I know you’re lying. Elena found the bank statements….”

“With my name on them, yeah.” Osiris digs in his back pocket. He produces his phone, unlocks it, and presses a few things on the screen. He then turns the phone around to show me. Supernatural council ID. “I was undercover and have been for three years, but I don’t work directly with the supernatural council; I work with the human government agencies. It’s why I have been gone so long.”

“So that is what you meant when you said I wasn’t the only one with friends in the council,” I exhale.

“Exactly,”

“Well, if you’re in the supernatural council, why do you hate Marco so much?” I ask him.

“Do you have any idea the links to the underworld he has? His brother was a crime boss, not just in the supernatural world but also in the human

first year. However, nothing would stick until my boss pulled me from the case and said I was stirring up trouble, but that is part of the reason I started looking into Derrick. Derrick worked for him, but he used to be in the Winter Ridge pack before his father banished him for selling his own pack members.

“Winter Ridge pack?”

he started dealing drugs for Floyd. When that wasn’t enough, he started selling the women who in turn

I finish for him. Wait, killed by their mates? Elena did mention briefly that Noleen recognized Derrick before she died…. I just thought she was one

the women?” I ask him.

they fled when they learned that the Alpha was planning to sell some of the children. From the evidence, I have

me, and I nod to him. “Our pack.” I tell

you weren’t like your father, different. I didn’t believe him. So I did some digging and found out

all this and still thought I was Strigoi?” I ask

incredulously.

I said I understood why you did it

like

you were getting in the way of my investigation against Derrick. Both of you were constantly in the media, drawing more attention to the city I was currently

with him. He started

well, I didn’t know the full story then.”

You sent Derrick the photos?”

we looking for Elena?” he asks, and I

can multitask.” I growl at

investigating your father’s link to Derrick and came across Marco’s link to them. I then had someone make a copy of his swipe card and broke into his office. That is where I found the phone. I then sent the photos to Derrick. Hoping it would

you’ve been all buddy-buddy with Thomas, Derrick, and

term? Keep your friends close, your

I wasn’t trying to be your best friend, Axton. Because that would have meant you were my enemy,” he tells me as he checks the bathrooms. I check the men’s ones, finding

tell

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