Chapter 464
Ian:
In the last few minutes, a lot had happened. There was chaos.
Seeing Mira dead on the academy property had been traumatizing for almost everyone, but Renee was suffering the most.
She was her best friend. They had created a bond that everybody thought would last for a very long time, and it did not make sense.
Why would it happen now?
Could it be the work of the lurkers? Maybe they were figuring out everything that had happened to them, and they were getting angry.
But why would they attack Mira out of all the people? Why not go for the headmaster or the ringleaders?
We had to separate Renee from the dead body with a lot of effort. She kept throwing herself on Mira, not letting go of her.
Sebastian had to hold her and drag her away.
“What now? How would we ever figure out who did it p>
Troy questioned as we were briskly making our way back toward the Main Academy Hall.
“And why the heck would anyone kill Mira?” Haiden argued as he stepped ahead of us.
At this point, I was pretty much losing my mind. We were not getting any solution to anything. We had lost Clementine, and then there was Mira. And there was definitely a killer on the loose.
As we stepped closer to the hall, Miss Lenora stepped outside, looking grim.
“Guys, the academy is shutting down for a while,” she told us.
“I know you want the investigation into what happened to Mira, and that will happen, but you have to go back home,” she continued.
“It is getting dangerous, do you not see that?” she added softly.
This time, her attitude had changed. After Rue and Rick were sent to the north, everyone’s attitude had changed.
“After we leave, who will do the investigation?” I asked her, demanding answers.
“The headmaster and the ringleaders,” she replied.
“You are already living with your father. You can still check the news, but please, for now, just leave,” she continued.
“We do not know who did this, and we are not sure if they will attack more people. Please, Ian,” she requested in a soft, understanding tone.
That had never happened before. Usually, she had been cocky and rude. Now everybody was scared of the North, because anyone could be sent there.
“She is right. We need to focus on looking for Clementine first p>
I turned around and, with a very heavy heart, told the others, because I knew that Mira had been just as important. But at that moment, I did not want anybody to stay and risk getting attacked again.
After a few minutes, we all said our goodbyes. Troy, Haiden, and I promised to stay in contact. Sebastian took Renee with him, and Joshua left for his pack.
He had been busy calling his warriors. I did not know what was worrying him, but he still seemed troubled. Maybe he was trying to reach someone and could not.
Soon, I was back at the mansion. I did not choose a faraway place to stay. I stayed near the academy.
Once I got inside, I came face to face with Zian. Looking at him made me feel bad for him.
He did not know why he was this way, and he did not want to be this way.
He had been forced into becoming a monster by people who were ready to send their children to watch others suffer.
And the main culprits had already planned to pull their own children out.
For a moment, I felt angry at the others, thinking maybe the academy had been the right thing to do.
The monsters had already been created. But then I shook myself into awareness.
“Out of the academy already,” Zian taunted me, but this time, I did not respond harshly.
As I tried to walk past him, he stepped in my way, smirking.
“I heard your mate is missing. I can help,” he remarked.
“Maybe you should start looking at some of the most influential people, the ones directly connected to the academy’s affairs,” he added.
His words made me turn toward him and give him my full attention.
“What do you know about Clementine?” I demanded.
“Not much,” he replied.
“But recently, an old man visited the council leader’s home. I hacked into a few things and noticed he transferred a huge sum into their account,” he continued.
“I wonder what he bought with that much money. It could be a very valuable crusader,” he finished.
As soon as he said that, he stepped closer and slipped a small paper into my pocket.
“Here is the address to the old man,” he told me, patting my shoulder before walking away.
It was confirmed. I would help my brother. He had never been given many chances to become a better version of himself.
My attention returned to the paper in my pocket. I pulled it out and saw a single name, Lord Nook. I did not know who he was, but an address was written beneath it.
I needed to call Troy and Haiden.
As I quickly reached for my phone, my eyes landed on my father’s bedroom door.
He never left it open. It was still closed, but it made me wonder why. What was he hiding in there that he did not want anyone to see?
I sent the address to Troy and Haiden. At the same time, I started walking toward the door myself.
If there was one thing I had learned from my mate, it was how to pick locks.
I did just that. I looked around, and once I was sure my father or Zian was not nearby, I unlocked the door.
Not quickly, of course. Clementine had been far better at it. But at least I got inside.
Once I stormed inside, I looked around. Pictures of my mothers covered the room, and a heavy feeling settled in my chest. I forced myself to focus on a drawer beside my father’s bed.
Something was sticking out of it, as if it had been shut in a hurry, probably when he received the news about the death at the academy.
I reached for the drawer and opened it. A few papers were pulled halfway out, but a diary caught my attention.
I knew reading someone’s diary was wrong, but I did not always avoid doing the wrong thing. I picked it up and sat down on my father’s bed. Still, as I began reading, I did not expect things to turn out the way they did.