Chapter  397

 ZADE   Xenois looked at all of us, then started laughing. "Fine. Point taken. I'm terrible at self--care and everyone else had to coordinate to force me to take a break." "Exactly," I said. "Now, can we discuss the actually concerning part of this situation? You have a traitor in your pack." That sobered everyone quickly. "Someone gave Jerome's people detailed information about our security systems," Thorne said. "Layout of the basement, location of backup generators, timing of guard rotations. That level of detail requires inside access." "Who knew all of that?" Xenois asked. "Security team, senior pack members, anyone who's been here long enough to observe patterns," Thorne listed. "We're looking at maybe thirty possible suspects." "Start with people who've expressed opposition to the progressive reforms," I suggested. "Traditionalists who might sympathize with Jerome's cause." "Already doing that," Thorne confirmed. "But we need to be careful. False accusations could create more pr