Chapter 38: _ More bones
As Rhett stared at the picture, what he saw was a normal family of five smiling happily with Cora. What could have gone wrong with them or prompted them to jeopardize everything they had all stood for?
"One more question, Cora." Rhett proposed. "Tell me about this family. Who they were... all of that."
Cora had fallen into an emotional state. She sniffed. "They — were good people." She gave a bitter laugh. "I mean, they were just the typical kind of fairy family. Aella would always invite me in to come spend time with them as I have no family of my own. You see, she doesn’t want me to feel lonely. And this family, her family — they would treat me right, feed me even and you would never be able to tell that we weren’t related. It’s so sad that bad things happen to good people." She wiped a tear off. "Aella and her family are innocent. I can bet my life on it. Something must have happened. Someone must have taken them."
She was right. Bad things happen to good people. Like his ex-wife – she was a good woman who didn’t deserve to die but she did. It was how the world worked. How death worked. How fate worked. It sucked. Just the way it sucks that the vampires who were bad seemed to have the upper hand in this war.
"If they are alive, we will find them. For now, we’ll keep in touch with you. The beta will escort you to the composite drawing unit. Thanks for your time and cooperation." Rhett finalized but Darius didn’t seem to enjoy his conclusion.
He turned to Rhett with a daring look. "Why would I escort her when you are here?"
"Because investigating suspects is my job, not yours, Beta."
"Well then, ask Farkas or something. Escorting witnesses to the composite unit isn’t my job too!"
"You know what’s not your job, dear Beta?" Rhett clenched his jaw, forcing himself to breathe. "Being here." He flung the chair aside and stood up. "Come with me, Cora."