bed.”
She laughed, deciding that he wasn’t joking, and hurried off.
Her keys were on the side table, so she grabbed them up and made her way to the door. There was a spring in her step as she left the apartment.
She was humming when she reached her vehicle. It had been a good night. And now that Cody had finally come to the conclusion that she wasn’t going to give up on finding the man who’d killed Gregory, they could work together.
That would please Mike too. He wanted to find the killer, but was also concerned that she was stepping on the Coalition’s toes.
Yeah, things were coming together just fine.
Chapter Nine
Everyone in the room was listening intently as Cody went over the two cases. His team, the two human detectives and Commander Green all took notes, but remained silent as he spoke. He gave an oral recap on all the updated reports they’d completed.
Ryder had arrived early to print the pictures he’d been able to take at the bar the night before. Cody had posted them on the second board for everyone to see, hoping that someone might eventually find a connection to their suspects.
Ryder had been trying to match the pictures he’d snapped with the ones from the file Aubrey had found. So far there wasn’t one. Cody smiled a little when he thought about Aubrey. He suspected that Ryder knew what had happened after he had left his keys with the other man. Ryder had smirked at him as soon as he’d walked in.
Cody found he didn’t really mind. He felt better than he had in a very long time. Agreeing that Aubrey should be involved in the investigation had also relieved some of his anxiety. He’d have some control over where Aubrey went. With the direction the evidence was taking them, he knew that Aubrey wouldn’t accept the news that Adrian was their main suspect. The cell phone records they’d got for Adrian Brown were a cause for concern.
Adrian had received several calls from a number they couldn’t trace back to anyone from the Cast.
That was suspicious. Chloe had managed to track down the payphone, and she and Byron were going to check around the area to see if they could find out who had used it.
The more information they received, the bigger connection there was to Adrian. Cody wasn’t sure how that would play out.
Aubrey still hadn’t spoken about her relationship with the man. Cody knew that she wasn’t a cheater, so he was certain that she was not involved with Adrian. The question, however, was why everyone else thought she was involved with the new Cast leader.
He handed out new assignments to the group. He and Ryder would work on narrowing the list of people from the Cast who could be involved.
Byron and Chloe were given the Flock. He was too close to any suspects that could arise and might not be able to ask his family the hard questions.
The two detectives he’d added to his team from the police department were still on the private eye firm payroll. They’d be able to do research and possibly connect the rogue shifters with any other crimes. Cody had a gut feeling that this wasn’t the first time the man in the picture had done this.
The killings were too professional. A car bomb wasn’t an easy feat to master. There were too many variables that could go wrong. The killer had to get into the Cast’s compound, past security and anyone who might be hanging around.
Next was Kevin’s murder. Cody couldn’t see anyone getting the drop on his friend. Kevin had to have known his killer. Someone had to have got pretty damn close to stab the man in the neck.
He also wanted to do a run on any connections between the Flock and Cast. Who had access to both?
Cody ordered everyone to get to work and turned to his boss.
Commander Green patted his shoulder. “Looks like you have everything under control.”
He hoped so. “Any suggestions?”
“No.” The Commander shook his head.
“Okay, I’ll keep you updated,” Cody assured him.
“The press conference is
She laughed, deciding that he wasn’t joking, and hurried off.
Her keys were on the side table, so she grabbed them up and made her way to the door. There was a spring in her step as she left the apartment.
She was humming when she reached her vehicle. It had been a good night. And now that Cody had finally come to the conclusion that she wasn’t going to give up on finding the man who’d killed Gregory, they could work together.
That would please Mike too. He wanted to find the killer, but was also concerned that she was stepping on the Coalition’s toes.
Yeah, things were coming together just fine.
Chapter Nine
Everyone in the room was listening intently as Cody went over the two cases. His team, the two human detectives and Commander Green all took notes, but remained silent as he spoke. He gave an oral recap on all the updated reports they’d completed.
Ryder had arrived early to print the pictures he’d been able to take at the bar the night before. Cody had posted them on the second board for everyone to see, hoping that someone might eventually find a connection to their suspects.
Ryder had been trying to match the pictures he’d snapped with the ones from the file Aubrey had found. So far there wasn’t one. Cody smiled a little when he thought about Aubrey. He suspected that Ryder knew what had happened after he had left his keys with the other man. Ryder had smirked at him as soon as he’d walked in.
Cody found he didn’t really mind. He felt better than he had in a very long time. Agreeing that Aubrey should be involved in the investigation had also relieved some of his anxiety. He’d have some control over where Aubrey went. With the direction the evidence was taking them, he knew that Aubrey wouldn’t accept the news that Adrian was their main suspect. The cell phone records they’d got for Adrian Brown were a cause for concern.
Adrian had received several calls from a number they couldn’t trace back to anyone from the Cast.
That was suspicious. Chloe had managed to track down the payphone, and she and Byron were going to check around the area to see if they could find out who had used it.
The more information they received, the bigger connection there was to Adrian. Cody wasn’t sure how that would play out.
Aubrey still hadn’t spoken about her relationship with the man. Cody knew that she wasn’t a cheater, so he was certain that she was not involved with Adrian. The question, however, was why everyone else thought she was involved with the new Cast leader.
He handed out new assignments to the group. He and Ryder would work on narrowing the list of people from the Cast who could be involved.
Byron and Chloe were given the Flock. He was too close to any suspects that could arise and might not be able to ask his family the hard questions.
The two detectives he’d added to his team from the police department were still on the private eye firm payroll. They’d be able to do research and possibly connect the rogue shifters with any other crimes. Cody had a gut feeling that this wasn’t the first time the man in the picture had done this.
The killings were too professional. A car bomb wasn’t an easy feat to master. There were too many variables that could go wrong. The killer had to get into the Cast’s compound, past security and anyone who might be hanging around.
Next was Kevin’s murder. Cody couldn’t see anyone getting the drop on his friend. Kevin had to have known his killer. Someone had to have got pretty damn close to stab the man in the neck.
He also wanted to do a run on any connections between the Flock and Cast. Who had access to both?
Cody ordered everyone to get to work and turned to his boss.
Commander Green patted his shoulder. “Looks like you have everything under control.”
He hoped so. “Any suggestions?”
“No.” The Commander shook his head.
“Okay, I’ll keep you updated,” Cody assured him.
“The press conference is
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