Omega Bound (Never Ending Darkness) novel Chapter 172

Be Prepared.

Thane

“Where are we on the pack interviews?” 1, Little Wolf, Damon, Tyler, Cyrus and the newly added Raven set around a table in the war room to brainstorm and update each other on the progress of our investigations or lack thereof.

“Pack interviews are happening. There isn’t any way to speed the interviewing process up when we don’t know who to trust to bring into the fold.” Damon leans back in chis chair with his chin in his hand.

“Anything suspicious or anyone uncooperative at this point?” I question as I rub my thumb over the back of Ayla’s hand

“No,” he sighs, exhaustion evident on his face. On all our faces, actually.

“How are we combing through the transfer and discharge files?”

“Nothing yet.” Tyler speaks up as he scours through computer files.

“Pick up anything with the bomb?” I turn to Cyrus, but I already know the answer judging by how tense he is.

“Begular black powder. No hidden treasures within it. We couldn’t pick up the smell either. So not a damn thing. You sure this is an inside job?” That question has been bouncing around in my head all morning.

“Let, talk it through.” I start. “I was poisoned and almost died.” I feel Little Wolf tense at the reminder next to me and I send some love down the band to her. “Video shows a generic looking shifter. Fake name, new pack transfer. Follow–up showed that was fake as well

“Outside enemy. Could be hundreds of shifters in our line of work.” Damon answers.

“O: Rogues.” Tyler states while his fingers fly over his keyboard rapidly.

“No rogue smell noted.” Cyrus reminds them.

“Insider could have hired an outsider.” Damon interjects.

“Still could be an outsider. Cyrus volleys back.

“A bomb was found in my car, undetonated.” I give Little Wolf’s hand a squeeze.

“Nothing traceable. Not a single store remembers selling t the parts necessary

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wway.” Damon reminds us. anyway.”

“Could have been purchased outside of the park and brought in.” Cyrus speaks up.

“The ting knows who we have and where we are.” I remind them all

“Do we operate under the assumption that it is them until we know different?” Damon asks a valid question.

“They have helicopters and compounds. I don’t think they would screw up detonating a bombs or a poisoning Tyler interjects.

“They would’ve been successful with the poisoning if it wasn’t for Ayla. They didn’t plan on that or maybe didn’t even understand why it happened. Maybe they panicked after that and threw a bomb together incorrectly, took time off to study and then tried again.” Raven speaks up and I’m glad Cyrus took the time to get her up to speed.

“Insider or outsider could have costly found out the poison was unsuccessful.” Cyrus answers her more pleasantly than he does his brothers. I’m

Under working with the ring or maybe insider reached out to the ring Tyler suggests.

“I can see the two working together, but it is a stretch for me to do that. We continued to bounce around wh

what we know and theories when I gat this scratching feeling deep in my gut. An idea or more of a bunch I need to explore, but I’m not sure that I want to.

“We never found out how my sister was abducted. The room goes silent as I run through my conversation with Ayla before coming here. “She never left the pack. She was a teenager living at home. The files at the time showed no transfers or discharges for over seven months prior and

that year that did transfer had solid alibus of were elderly wolves. She wouldn’t have put herself in an unsafe situation for fear of me alone.

“I think we have our answer.” I finish, the realization of a traitor amongst us is one thing, hut a betrayal this deep, Unfathomable, “A traitor from before I was alpha. My guess is tied to the old hela as well. They nodded in agreement around the table.

“So, we are looking for one of us and we don’t know who.” Tyler stops typing, disappointment written all over his features.

“Evidently not.” I run my hand through my hair and look over at Ayla. She looks a thousand percent better than she did this morning.

and

“I think we are finished here. Continue the interviews anyway but stop the transfers and discharge file combing. Ayla d I are going to visit the (families of those we lost and then we are going to the clinic to talk with those who are injured. After that, we must look at the ground for the

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