have lead down this path.”
Mrs. Hathers frowned and her hands clenched into fists. “It’s that alpha of hers. She hasn’t said a good thing about him for the past year and they basically left the prowl. That’s not normal. Something isn’t right with him.”
Mr. Hathers covered his wife’s hand with his own. “Every pack is different. You know that.”
“But that isn’t right!” Mrs. Hathers wailed before she covered her mouth with her hand. “I’m so sorry detectives but I know that man had something to do with their death. When a shifter pulls away from their pack it’s the alpha’s responsibility to bring them back into the fold but he hasn’t. Something isn’t right there.”
“Honey,” Mr. Hathers started but his wife held up a hand to show she wasn’t having any of it. There wasn’t a need to comfort her.
“Did you have any questions that we could maybe answer for you?” Cassidy asked them.
“When can we bury them?” Mr. Barr asked.
Keegan glanced over to Cassidy before she answered them. “It’ll be a little more time. I’ll e-mail Dr. Biggerson and get into contact with you as soon as you’re able to have services for them.”
“I just don’t understand why this happened. It doesn’t make any sense.” Mrs. Hathers mumbled to herself as Cassidy took their details down. He reassured them that if they had any questions they could call either homicide or SIU and they would be glad to answer them.
Keegan watched as they all left the conference room before turning to face Cassidy. “If you get that to Dr. Biggerson she’ll get into contact as soon as she’s done.”
He nodded before standing, “You think she might be onto something? Talking about the alpha and the prowl like that?”
“I think that no alpha would let his members start to leave the prowl like they were. The more people you have the more power you hold. He wouldn’t let them go that easily.” Keegan explained.
“ You’re going to talk to him, right? I don’t think he’ll be too happy talking with any of us.” Cassidy pointed out.
“That’s where I was headed before this. I’ll e-mail you whatever details I come up with as soon as I can.” Keegan told him as she straightened out her jacket. She was about to leave the room when Cassidy grasped her elbow.
“Matt told me.”
Closing her eyes for a moment Keegan took a deep breath to keep her cool. “He tell anyone else?”
“No. And for what it’s worth, I may be an asshole but I know you aren’t like that . You’re a cop. I might not understand how you work but you get shit done and you put the bad guy away. That’s all that matters to me. Got that?”
Keegan smiled at him, “Thanks. Let me know if you come up with anything.”
“Will do,” Cassidy ushered her out of the room, “Now go get some work done. We don’t need lazy people in the building. It makes the rest of us look bad.”
After Keegan finished with Cassidy and the parents she went to visit Bryton Anderson, the alpha of the local leopard prowl at the coffee house he owned, The Jumping Bean . The coffee house was small and broken off from the nearly identical shop faces in the shopping center. It didn’t matter that it was almost three in the afternoon, the parking lot and the drive-thru were crammed full of cars.
“You think he’s actually going to talk to us?” Leeroy asked as they got out of the car and headed towards the entrance. “I mean, two members of his prowl were just murdered. He might be a little busy trying to calm the natives and making sure that they don’t do anything crazy.”
Keegan shrugged, “If he wants to find their killers he’ll talk.”
Leeroy held the door open for her and the entire coffee house went silent as they walked in. Keegan looked at the angered faces and knew that there weren’t any humans inside the building. The entire prowl was here.
Bryton Anderson emerged from the back of the building. Carmel colored skin had
Mrs. Hathers frowned and her hands clenched into fists. “It’s that alpha of hers. She hasn’t said a good thing about him for the past year and they basically left the prowl. That’s not normal. Something isn’t right with him.”
Mr. Hathers covered his wife’s hand with his own. “Every pack is different. You know that.”
“But that isn’t right!” Mrs. Hathers wailed before she covered her mouth with her hand. “I’m so sorry detectives but I know that man had something to do with their death. When a shifter pulls away from their pack it’s the alpha’s responsibility to bring them back into the fold but he hasn’t. Something isn’t right there.”
“Honey,” Mr. Hathers started but his wife held up a hand to show she wasn’t having any of it. There wasn’t a need to comfort her.
“Did you have any questions that we could maybe answer for you?” Cassidy asked them.
“When can we bury them?” Mr. Barr asked.
Keegan glanced over to Cassidy before she answered them. “It’ll be a little more time. I’ll e-mail Dr. Biggerson and get into contact with you as soon as you’re able to have services for them.”
“I just don’t understand why this happened. It doesn’t make any sense.” Mrs. Hathers mumbled to herself as Cassidy took their details down. He reassured them that if they had any questions they could call either homicide or SIU and they would be glad to answer them.
Keegan watched as they all left the conference room before turning to face Cassidy. “If you get that to Dr. Biggerson she’ll get into contact as soon as she’s done.”
He nodded before standing, “You think she might be onto something? Talking about the alpha and the prowl like that?”
“I think that no alpha would let his members start to leave the prowl like they were. The more people you have the more power you hold. He wouldn’t let them go that easily.” Keegan explained.
“ You’re going to talk to him, right? I don’t think he’ll be too happy talking with any of us.” Cassidy pointed out.
“That’s where I was headed before this. I’ll e-mail you whatever details I come up with as soon as I can.” Keegan told him as she straightened out her jacket. She was about to leave the room when Cassidy grasped her elbow.
“Matt told me.”
Closing her eyes for a moment Keegan took a deep breath to keep her cool. “He tell anyone else?”
“No. And for what it’s worth, I may be an asshole but I know you aren’t like that . You’re a cop. I might not understand how you work but you get shit done and you put the bad guy away. That’s all that matters to me. Got that?”
Keegan smiled at him, “Thanks. Let me know if you come up with anything.”
“Will do,” Cassidy ushered her out of the room, “Now go get some work done. We don’t need lazy people in the building. It makes the rest of us look bad.”
After Keegan finished with Cassidy and the parents she went to visit Bryton Anderson, the alpha of the local leopard prowl at the coffee house he owned, The Jumping Bean . The coffee house was small and broken off from the nearly identical shop faces in the shopping center. It didn’t matter that it was almost three in the afternoon, the parking lot and the drive-thru were crammed full of cars.
“You think he’s actually going to talk to us?” Leeroy asked as they got out of the car and headed towards the entrance. “I mean, two members of his prowl were just murdered. He might be a little busy trying to calm the natives and making sure that they don’t do anything crazy.”
Keegan shrugged, “If he wants to find their killers he’ll talk.”
Leeroy held the door open for her and the entire coffee house went silent as they walked in. Keegan looked at the angered faces and knew that there weren’t any humans inside the building. The entire prowl was here.
Bryton Anderson emerged from the back of the building. Carmel colored skin had
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