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I take a break as his eyes finally meet mine. He swallows hard and I wait patiently for him to speak.
“Lucas<b>.</b>”
“What about Lucas?” I can’t help but ask.
“Was he one of the pups?” It takes me a moment to digest the question as it would exin his need to attack Cole.
“At the time that it happened the investigation revealed that all the pups were delta level or lower and four to six years old. Damian and Lucas were never interviewed because they didn’t fit the profile and Regan was the only beta child <b>that </b>they targeted. She was very smart and quite cocky for such a young beta. When he told her that she couldn’t use her link while in the dorm rooms she challenged him on it. It’s how they finally got caught.”
“Alpha.” His voice can barely be heard as he speaks.
“Kristoph often bragged about the alpha of other packs being too stupid to see through his lies. He talked of faking injuries in order to gain ess to the alpha’s kids. When he tired of them he would target the lower levels until he was sent home. Please, alpha. Talk to them. Kristoph is the monster I’m supposed to be and if he was here then he has <b>hurt </b>
more pups than what you were able to find.”
My heart drops with his confession. He knows more than I could possibly have imagined but my story has a point that <b>I </b>
must get to.
“The reason I told both of you that story is because after about three interviews with the parents and the pups we discovered that the pups had been convinced to go willingly with them without their parent’s permission. I put into ce a protocol where, if at any time no matter the circumstances, a pup is with a non member out of camera range without the
parent explicitly asking for their assistance the pup is to be interviewed for possible sexual assault.
Although six years ago was our first encounter and it was a massive one, it wasn’t the only one. While I have identified
and removed over two dozen wolves from their abusive packs over the ten years that I’ve been in the warrior program,
that’s not what I’m known for.”
I pause a moment as Cole looks intently at me.
“The reason I’m rumored to be a merciless, strict and unforgiving alpha is because I have also uncovered, physically punished and sent to the council a dozen sexual predators in three years. Thest one was a few months before Ang came back.”
I try to give him some time to digest and understand what’s going on and why. I hold his left hand, rubbing it gently as <b>I </b>wait for him to form any questions he has.
“I understand better why you feel the need to do this but I still don’t like it. I have nothing to hide but the exam will hurt her even though I haven’t.”
There’s a sadness in his voice that pulls hard at my heart.
“I understand your concern. The exam <b>isn’t </b>part of the protocol. We understand that such an exam is very invasive especially on very young pups. The exam only happens if the pup indicates during the interview that something bad happened to them and even then it’s not the full exam unless we see injury. Julie is very skilled at these interviews and her goal today is to have Madisyn tell her story, starting with why she ran away from Erin when she knew I had locked everyone down during the brawl. Madilyn has already told me her side when we were in <b>the </b>link.”
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<b>I </b>pause <b>for </b>a moment, uncertain how he is going to react to <b>my </b>confession.
<b>“</b><b>I </b>actually have a separate motive for doing the interview on Madisyn as I have no reason to believe that you hart her
“What reason is that?” He asks with his eyes closed.
“No matter if you manage to run from your pack and get back here or not, I will be part of the ferality trial. At least if themittee does their job properly I will be. I’ve been gathering evidence to prove that you are being tortured by your home pack but I also can use it to show that you’re not feral. None of your behaviors are indicative of an individual who has let go of societal norms. If anything, you act as if you live in a prison even though you’re not.”
“It’s a trial?” He seems surprised at the information.
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