Chapter 39

Evelyn's POV On the drive home from the Silver Moon Gala, my mind couldn't stop racing.Why was Clara so interested in Evelink Biosciences? The way her eyes lit up at the mere mention of my research laboratory made me uneasy. Was she planning something sinister? It wasn't just paranoia anymore. The car accident that nearly killed Alexis and me, I was certain Clara was behind it. That woman was more dangerous than I'd initially thought. I leaned back against the leather seat of my car and closed my eyes. "Jackson," I said into my phone, "I need you to run a deeper background check on Clara Whitmore and the entire Calypso Pack.Focus on their business dealings, especially anything related to medical research or pharmaceuticals." "Already on it,Dr. Blackwell,"Jackson replied."Eryx sent over some preliminary findings. You're not going to like what we found." "Try me." "The Calypso Pack has been running an underground operation.They've been involved in some questionable activities—organ traff