Chapter 167
Betrayed by Blood
The office was nothing like she remembered.
The place that was once filled with the heavy scent of her father’s presence was now cluttered with nothing but stacks of papers, used cigarettes, and cheap alcohol.
Avery stood in the center of the room, her fingers twitching at her sides as she looked around. The wooden desk that had once been sharp and clean was now covered in stains, the shelves sagged under the weight. The curtains were drawn down as if even the sun had turned its back on this place.
Disgust curled in her stomach.
This was what had become of her father’s legacy? This was what Hugh had reduced it to?
"There’s nothing here," Emma muttered from the side.
Avery turned to look at her. "You said Uncle Hugh kept it all here, right?" Emma nodded. "Then it has to be here." Avery said, eyeing the place once more before getting to work. She was tired from the long day she had but she wouldn’t be satisfied knowing her grandmother’s frame was out here in the office. The white streaks in her hair had bothered her since she got her wolf, and now that she could find out what exactly it was about, she wouldn’t miss the chance.
They all got right into it, searching as Avery wasn’t willing to let go of it.
Avery moved toward the desk, dragging her fingers across the surface. There had to be a false bottom, a hidden drawer... something. She yanked at the drawers, sending ink bottles and crumpled notes crashing to the floor. When she found nothing, she turned to the shelves, pulling the books, shaking them for anything hidden between their pages.
Nothing.