Chapter 236 – To Catch a Spy


    3rd Person


    Roger’s wolf was – to say the least – not amused by Cora’s decision to apany E on her journey.


    He knew that her heart was in the right ce and that she was strongly motivated by the desire to


    support her sister, but he also knew that wasn’t the only reason she was going.


    The obstinate human had been avoiding him like the gue ever since heforted her in the medical


    tent, and he hadn’t missed the way she’d been watching him just before dering her intentions. While


    E had been cating Isabel and answering Dad’s questions, Cora had been eyeing Roger like a


    wary rabbit. She knew that she wouldn’t be able to resist him much longer, and E had just given her


    the perfect opportunity to flee rather than face her feelings.


    Roger stalked out of the opulent guest suite in a minor rage, working to get his wolf under control. Stop


    being so self-centered, think about how hard this must be for Dorn. Think about how much it will


    comfort E to have her sister along for the trip. He scolded his wolf. It’s a family mission after all, and


    they’re family. It’s right that Cora should go.


    If that were the only reason I wouldn’t object. His wolf snarled back. But she’s mine. She knows she’s


    mine and she’s running away.


    She’s been running since this all began, it’s no surprise that this is her choice. Roger countered, taking


    deep breaths in and out. This was the veryst thing he’d needed today. He’d dedicated the morning to


    searching for the spy who nted the bomb for Sinir’s convoy, now he was going to bepletely


    distracted.


    I don’t care if it’s no surprise. She’s being naughty and she knows it! His wolf sniped ferociously,


    grumbling wordlessly as he pictured all the delightful ways he might teach her a lesson.


    Roger rolled his eyes, cut it out, I don’t need an absent mind and an erection. Get your head in the


    game.


    Giving himself a violent shake, Roger made his way to the pce’s security headquarters. He’d alerted


    the urban surveince team to the spy’s presence in the hidden territories as soon as they confirmed


    the likely suspect. Every day since, he’d started his routine by stopping in to see if any positive IDs


    were made with Vanara’s superior facial recognition software. He wasn’t expecting to actually find the


    spy this way, but he had to exhaust every possibility.


    So it was no small surprise, when the guards in charge of monitoring security cameras around the


    capital came rushing to meet him this morning. Before he could even enter the office, a junior enforcer


    was eagerly bouncing up and down in front of him, “Sir, we’ve got a positive ID!”


    ‘You do?” He asked, aghast. “Where, when?”


    “It just came through, I was on my way to find you!” The young wolf reported, “He was caught on a


    camera in the moonflower district,ing out of an apartment building.”


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    “Take me there.” Roger ordered, gesturing for a few other guards to join them. “Now! There’s not a


    moment to waste. If he’s in the city, it’s because he’s upto something.”


    Fifteen minutester they pulled up in front of a modest building which Roger now recognized from the


    high definition photos the young enforcer disyed on a shiny tablet. There was no doubt this wolf was


    the same man who arrived on James’s transport only to immediately disappear, and the Beta’s


    adrenaline was surging as they neared their target.


    “How will we know which apartment he’s in?” The excited enforcer inquired.


    ‘We’ll have to check with thendlord.” Roger exined. “I don’t want to go through this ce knocking


    on every door and alert the suspect.”


    It wasn’t difficult to find the building owner, and soon they were standing in front of t number 4,


    silently signaling as they prepared to enter. Thendlord confessed that he’d taken a new renter just


    last week and hadn’t bothered with the usual background checks, and now they had to hope that the


    suspect was still inside. Roger could smell a fellow Moon Valley wolf through the door, and it was all he


    could do to keep his temper in check. He’d expected a rogue, not one of their own. Then again, Damon


    had friends in very low ces.


    When Roger finally gave the signal, Gabriel’s top enforcers crashed through the door, a few of the men


    shifting in case they needed to fight. Roger marched through the wreckage on two legs, quickly setting


    his sights on his target. The spy was cowering in the corner, his paws still clenching a tightly shut


    window. He’d clearly smelled them and attempted to escape, but he was not fast enough.


    ‘What do you want?!” He cried, feigning ignorance. “What is this? I’m just a refugee.”


    “Shut your mouth before I shut it for you.” Roger snarled, prowling forward.” We know exactly who you


    are and what you’ve done.” It wasn’t entirely true, but at their core interrogations were exercises in


    psychological maniption, and Roger was willing to lie to get the information he required.


    “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” The wolf insisted, holding his hands up defensively.


    ‘You’re a spy for Emperor Damon.” Roger cut back, ‘You set the bomb that killed all of the Alpha’s best


    men – his Beta. Your Beta. Youmitted treason.”


    “I swear I didn’t!” The man repeated desperately.


    “Then what is all this?” Roger turned, following the voice of the enforcer who spoke. The guard in


    question was standing over a cluttered work table,plete with a scale model of Gabriel’s pce.


    While they watched, the enforcer pulled back an ordion screen, revealing an array of weapons and


    chemicals. It was obvious what was happening – the assassin had failed to kill Sinir once, it only


    made sense that he’d try again.


    “It’s not what it looks like.” The spy squealed, sounding truly frantic.


    “It looks like you’re nning for a second attack.” Roger assessed coldly.” What took you so long? All


    the increased security for the summit?” Suddenly everything that had seemed overcautious in the


    preceding days felt necessary, imperative even.


    “Please you have to believe me!” The assassin begged, still refusing to admit his guilt.


    “The only question is whether you’re nning this to get out of Damon’s bad books, or because you


    haven’t reported in yet.” Roger analyzed, circling on the spot as he took in every detail of the room.


    “Does Damon know Sinir still lives?”


    “I don’t-” The man started to lie.


    “Enough!” Roger roared, throwing all of his power into themand.” There is no escaping this – we


    know you’re guilty. The only chance you have now is to cooperate with us. So do you want to y ball


    and maybe salvage your worthless life, or do you want to die here and now?”


    The spy nched, his skin suddenly seeming very gray. “Damon doesn’t know. If Sinir lives, I don’t


    get paid, I’m not reporting back until the job is done.”


    “How many of you are there?” Roger questioned sharply.


    “As far as I know it’s only me, but then Damon wouldn’t be likely to tell me if there were others, would


    he?” the spy replied, his eyes flitting around the room anxiously.


    “How did you get here?” Roger asked, just to see if the spy would tell the truth.


    “I snuck in on one of your refugee transports.” He confessed, “it wasn’t hard.”


    “Did Damon direct you to the transports, or did you find them yourself?” Roger pressed, needing to


    know exactly how knowledgeable their enemy was about their operations.


    “Damon directed me, but I was probably thest spy who got through before he had to shift his forces


    to meet the humans.” The wolf exined.


    Roger didn’t trust that this was actually true, but he wasn’t foolish enough to admit it. “Join us, turn on


    Damon, and I’ll double whatever he paid you.”


    “Why would you do that?” The spy demanded suspiciously.


    “Because we need every advantage we can get over Damon – and you should agree because he is


    going to lose this war. You must have seen how badly he’s floundering.” Roger persuaded, making his


    offer again. “Call your boss and tell him that Sinir is dead, and you have my word I’ll double your


    fee.”


    “How do I know you won’t just kill me once I have?” The assassin questioned shrewdly.


    ‘You don’t, but you can be sure I’ll kill you now if you don’t.” Roger threatened.


    The spy hesitated for a long moment, the gears visibly turning in his head. He was smart enough to


    know he was a dead man, but hope was a tricky thing. It had the power to persuade even the most dire


    pessimists, and when it came to life and death… well, only a fool would turn down a lifeline, no matter


    how unlikely.


    Roger and the enforcers watched as the traitor pulled out his phone and dialed the emperor. A moment


    later they heard Damon’s voice cut off the dial tone, “Is it done?”


    “It’s done.” The spy lied, shaking where he stood.


    ‘Then your payment will be sent before the day’s end.” Damon announced.” Stay avable. I may need


    you again.”


    ‘Yes sir.” The spy hung up, looking anxiously towards Roger.


    The Beta confiscated his phone, double checking that the call was actuallyplete. “Very good.” He


    praised, his wolf salivating over the imminent kill. “But any wolf who is loyal only to the highest bidder


    cannot be trusted.” He stalked forward, bearing his fangs, “Anyst words?