Chapter 224

Summer's POV Alexander stood behind me, his large hands on my shoulders as I pored over the scattered documents and photographs spread across his office desk. For days, I'd been obsessively tracking every person who had contact with Suzanna in the past year—her acquaintances, her doctors, even the guards who'd watched her cell. Each lead had turned into yet another dead end. "Nothing," I sighed, rubbing my tired eyes. "Absolutely nothing that connects her to any Alpha powerful enough to control minds." Alexander's thumbs worked into the tense muscles of my neck, his touch sending waves of comfort through our strengthened mate bond. "You need rest, sweetheart. We have the Council meeting in three hours." Nova stirred within me, her anxiety matching my own. The Council of Alphas would be judging not only Suzanna today but also determining the fate of Isabelle's entire pack. Whatever connection Suzanna had to the mysterious mastermind behind everything, today would bring some form of just