Chapter 25: Breaking Down Lies

“What do you mean they’re dead?!”

“I just told you! They’re dead! They died with Logan’s parents from that rogue shifter.”

Jamie froze, staring at Valerie, but no, they were dead. If they died with Logan’s parents though—her mind whirled as it slowly clicked into place.

“Now are you done?” asked Valerie, glowering lowly at her. “I need to go ask Logan to switch my cabin.”

“No, wait. It’s starting to make sense now. Why the rogue shifter hasn’t been found, why there’s no trace of them, it wasn’t a rogue to begin with! You know what I think?”

“That you’re insane?” asked Valerie angrily, trying to bypass Jamie for the door, but even though Valerie was older, Jamie was a lot stronger.

“No! I think Logan’s parents were starting to get suspicious about what Mr. and Mrs. Burroughs were doing. It had been, what? Almost 20 years with no results, no insight into what Canis Syndrome was. Well, nothing that they were going to share.”