Claimed By The Lycan King (Kaia) novel Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Kieran's POV

"I found something, Alpha.” Dylan said, and I nodded for him to come in, which he did, taking the seat in front of me.

“Ashley?" I asked, resting my back as I waited for him to start talking.

“I found her, but she didn't do it." He started, “she agreed that she has a grudge against Kaia…Luna but she swore that she didn't do it.”

Ignoring the slip off, I frowned. "That doesn't prove that she didn't do it.” I pointed out, a feeling of disappointment seared through me. I had expected that he was coming with something concrete and not speculation.

"It doesn't. But when I asked her about the fight with Maria, she went quiet.”

Now, my interest was piqued as he continued, “they were arguing about a boy…”

"Hold on…" I interrupted, massaging my temple gently to soothe the headache I knew was coming. “How did we go from solving a break in to boy issues?” I asked him.

He chuckled lightly, “They weren't fighting because they loved the same guy, it was more of Ashley warning Maria because her boyfriend was a bad influence on her.”

“Interesting! Why does she think so?”

He went ahead to explain that Maria was going to extra lengths to please him even though he wasn't her mate. And that at first, it was little things but it escalated into covering up for him when he did something that was unacceptable.

“What's her boyfriend's name?" I asked.

“Jake." He replied, “he's a warrior." He added and recognition flashed through my eyes. If he was the same person Caleb was supposed to be looking into, then Maria must be covering for him considering how she preferred that her friend took the fall for something he did.

With the way that things were going, anyone could easily make another person a suspect as long as they looked or have done anything suspicious.

“What does Ashley smell like?"

He thought about it for a few seconds, “I'm not sure, but I think a flowery smell…rose or something.” He said, confirming that Ashley wasn't the culprit.

I mind-linked Caleb to tell him about the recent developments, and how he should make sure to hold him before I got there. He must've thought that if the potion wasn't in the armory, it would be in I and Kaia's room. If he thought like that, then I still had a lot of work to do with training them.

“And Alpha…” Dylan called, still sitting. “I noticed something common among the guys we caught. They all had a tattoo of an Axe on their chest…”

Of course, they were the same people!

“I think we can identify others within the Pack…if there are any left." He suggested and I nodded.

But it got me thinking, “was this what the Elders were planning and hence the reason for their silence or was this just the leader aiming for something else?”

Once Caleb and Ryder were done, the next thing would be fishing out those who thought it was a wise idea to double cross me. I assured him that I would send for him once we were ready and he nodded, standing up to leave.

My head returned to the paperwork I was doing before he came in. I was a bit disappointed about Maria but I tried not to dwell on it.

“I know you don't trust me…” I heard Dylan say and my head jerked upward to look at him, wondering what this was about. And I wouldn't exactly say I didn't trust him…okay, maybe I didn't, but you couldn't blame me.

“The stories I heard before you came here, didn't exactly paint you well."

He nodded, coming back to sit down. “And I regret it, she didn't deserve any of it. I'm trying to make amends, I don't care how long it's going to take.” He said.

The regret he felt was evident in his eyes and Kaia already forgave him, so it was pointless keeping him at arm's length especially now that he was trying to help with the situation on ground.