“No. Only that Reaper was in the clear,” I answer. Mybottom lip starts to swell, and I realize I’ve been biting it hard.
“Mercy, can you find out if any girls fitting Salena description have come through the hospital?” Felix asks.
Mercy straightens from the wall. “I can certainly try. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that earlier.”
Mercy is a doctor at the major hospital in Boulder. She runs a tight ship and is well respected. “If it jeopardizes your job, don’t do it,” I warn.
She nods, smiling mischievously. “I can be sneaky.”
After everyone has their tasks sorted, Sander pulls me out onto the deck, shutting the door behind us. I have a feeling I know what he wants to talk about.
“What happened two years ago on this property?”
I startle. That wasn’t what I thought he was going to say.
“How do you know about that?”
“Logan.”
The ground tilts under me, and I stumble to the chair and fall down. “He knows?” I whisper.
“No, all he knows is a cop got killed by a wolf.”
I put my elbows on the table and my head in my hands and take several deep breaths.
“What happened?” Sander asks quietly.
“Some idiot called the cops. That’s what happened.”
Sander sits down next to me, his shoulder bumping into mine. “Listen, I’m not here to judge. I’m here to help. Logan says he’s been seeing a large white wolf. That it seems friendly. Is that you?”
I nod, unable to get words past the panic building in my throat.
“Who killed Charlie?”
My heart squeezes painfully at the name. “Fuck . . . ” I breathe, trying to calm down my racing heart. I’m starting to feel sick.
I sit back and look over at Sander. His kind brown eyes hold compassion as he waits for me to speak. “My brother Samuel killed him. He went feral and attacked the officers when they arrived. I don’t know who made the call that day. Who told them to come out here, but humans should never have been here. Especially not that day.”
“Why? What happened that day?”
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
“She was defending herself,” Felix answers, coming up the back steps.
Where has he been?
“Samuel wanted the pack and attacked Salena. She fought him and won, but he couldn’t accept it. He lost it. And when those officers arrived, all hell broke loose.”
“Felix . . . ” I croak, wanting him to stop.
“He should know,” Felix replies.
Sander blows out a breath. “What happened to Samuel?”
“I banished him. He can never set foot in Boulder again,” I murmur.
Images of him attacking Charlie push to the front of my mind. I tried to save him, but Samuel had torn into his carotid artery, causing too much damage. I knew Charlie, he had come into the bar plenty of times. He had a wife and teenage son. I tried to see them after everything happened, but Hayley got so mad and told me and my family to stay away from her and her son. I don’t blame her one bit.
