Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Well, if I had to guess what the next course of action is, I would say that we need to account for everyone’s whereabouts during the show. And while doing that, we need to identify this man here.” I held the drawing up and showed them the man that Hibiscus had described.
“I know who that man is already.” Athair m貌r answered as soon as he saw the drawing. “And I never would have suspected him of doing anything like this.”
“Is he someone else that hasn’t been interviewed?” I asked him, already knowing the answer.
“Yes, he is indeed.” Athair m貌r nodded his head as he answered and I had to repress the urge to sigh. “However, it is because he does not live anywhere near the city.” He added when he saw the frustration in my eyes.
“So, he lives outside of the Fae compound?” I was confused for a moment as I thought about this. “If he isn’t-.” I started to say something but Athair m貌r interrupted me almost immediately.
“I said he doesn’t live in the city. I did not say that he didn’t live inside the lands of Fae. We may call it a compound but it is a magical realm all unto itself. It is far larger than just this city.” I had never actually explored the Fae lands so I didn’t really know about any of these things he was saying just yet.
“Well then, I guess we should have some people gathering the whereabouts of the city residents while we talk to this man and the other people outside of the city. No one is off of our radar with this investigation. That is something that the both of you need to agree to. Unless they have a rock solid alibi, they are on the suspect list.”
I gave Aunt Glory the firmest look out of the two of them but Athair m貌r was not immune to that look. He got the same stare and firm set to my jaw. They needed to understand that this was not something that we could play around with. This was important, not to just me, but to the entire land of the Fae.
“Alright, I understand.” Aunt Glory hung her head in shame as she felt the weight of the mistakes that she had made. “I am sorry that I never thought to suspect those close to me. And then, there are those that are so far away from the city that I never would have suspected them at all had it not been for you, Riviana.” Aunt Glory looked like she was trying to concede to me that I was the better Queen or something. I didn’t want to win some contest about who was better. I just wanted to do what it was that Danu had asked me to do. I wanted to keep my family safe.
Having these two on the same page as me and not standing in my way would be so much easier. They obviously needed someone else to help them see what was going on around them.
“OK, since we are done here, I will head back to my room. Aunt Glory, I am sure that you are eager to see Trevor, so I think it is best for us to say good night now. We will continue the investigation tomorrow.”
“That sounds good. I am going to cancel the rest of the festivities. It is simply not safe for my people right now. I need to protect them, all of them.” Aunt Glory nodded at me firmly then and rose to her feet. “I am counting on you, Riviana. I need your help, as a Fae, to find the person who had been committing these crimes.”
“Even if I wasn’t a Fae, Aunt Glory, I am still your family and I would help you.”
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Joaquin
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This night had not gone at all like we had expected it to. I mean, of course no one expected that there was going to be a brutal murder happen right at the end of the light show. That was not what I was talking about. No, I was referring to the fact that when we got the supposed witness back to the castle to talk, we found out that she was the one who killed the woman.
OK, so she was bespelled and killed the woman without knowing about it. She didn’t remember doing it and had no control over herself. Still, back in the rest of the world, that is still a punishable offense. You will most likely not get off scot-free. Most of the time you will be charged with something. So, why was it that Gloriana was perfectly fine with letting this woman go? I just didn’t understand how the Fae did things.
And do not even get me started on how Riviana was feeling about it all. I could tell that she was not at all happy about the current turn of events. She seemed to be thinking about something the entire way back to our residence. In fact, she was so lost in thought that I literally had to help guide her to the door as she thought about whatever it was that was on her mind.
As soon as we were through the door the sounds of Reagan and Rika calling out to me and my Little Bunny, pulled her out of her stupor.
“Mama!” Reagan called out first. “Daddy!”
“Mommy! Daddy!” Rika was running after her brother as the two of them raced toward us.
“We were just about to put them to bed.” I saw Mom racing after them as they came toward us. “But they wanted to check and see if you were back yet.” I could see worry in her eyes. She had come back to the residence with them when Riviana and I ran toward the screaming place. “I’m really glad that you made it back in time.”
“So am I.” My Little Bunny smiled as she lowered herself for a group hug. “I would have hated to miss my goodnight hugs.” I watched as she squeezed them tight, taking in some of their warmth and love. “I love you both so much.”
“Love you too, Mommy!” Rika grinned back.
“Me love Mama, too.” Reagan boasted.
“Hey, what about Daddy?” I grinned at them and knelt next to my Little Bunny so that I could get my hugs as well. They both grinned, giggled, and switched over to me.
“Love Daddy too.” Rika buried her face in my chest as she said the words.
“Yeah, love you Daddy.” Reagan piped up next to my ear.
“I love you too.” I felt the love that I had for them causing my heart to swell. Who knew that having a family would be this great? Even in the face of bad times, their love could melt you down to nothing but a puddle with just a hug.
“Come on now, you two.” I heard Mom call out to them. “I am sure that Mommy and Daddy have work to do. Lola and I will put you to bed.”
“K!”
“OK!” Reagan and Rika called out to her, and just like that, my hug was over. That was sad, I liked my hug. She was right though, we needed to talk and I knew it.
My Little Bunny and I went up to our room under the disguise of taking off the stuffy, formal looking clothes that we had been wearing. After the night that we’d had, I could have used a shower as well but I would settle with just changing.
As luck would have it though, my Little Bunny also wanted to shower.
“Come on, Fido, let’s talk while we shower.” She beckoned me to the other room as she walked. I knew that nothing was going to happen, not after tonight, but we could help each other to calm down with just our presence at least.
We stripped the clothes away and started the shower. As soon as the spray of the water was steaming, and I could tell that it was ready to relax our tense muscles, we stepped inside. Riviana started to talk immediately when we were in there.
“Joaquin, do you think Hibiscus is innocent?”
