Chapter 168: Distracted
Draven.
Ten minutes later, my office door opened, and Jeffery stepped in first, followed by Dennis, a step behind him.
Neither bothered with a greeting; they knew better. The room itself felt too heavy for small courtesies.
I leaned back in the chair, gaze steady on Jeffery. "Update me," I said, voice even. "The fake investigation team," I clarified when he hesitated.
Jeffery clasped his hands behind his back. "Superficially, there is no real progress, Alpha," he began. "Duskmoor’s team keeps looping the same questions. It’s deliberate — they’re not searching, they’re performing. Their questions lead nowhere, and their routes double back on each other."
I nodded once, as expected. "Anything useful?"
Jeffery’s eyes flickered, just slightly. "Yes. While they kept circling, some of their men spoke too freely. I caught them mentioning a facility — they called it the ’South Block Reserve’ — as one of the restricted areas. I passed this to Dennis."
"Good," I murmured, turning my gaze to my brother. "And your team?"
Dennis shifted his weight, but his eyes stayed level. "We’ve traced the disappearances back months. The pattern points south, near the industrial edge of the city. But it’s more than that."
He paused, glancing at Jeffery before continuing.
"I suspect the humans have a secret laboratory. Somewhere off-record. And I believe that’s where they’ve been taking our missing people."