Mated To My Boyfriend's Dad

Chapter 81: _ Aceco Will Tell

Rhett’s fought back a chuckle .

His Initial plan?

A bitter taste filled his mouth. He hadn’t forgotten the Beta’s earlier derision, the way he’d dismissed his suggestion and called him a snitch for suggesting going to Aceco. Darius thought just because he had suggested it before and Rhett discarded it, Rhett coming to the Alpha with the same suggestion seemed hypocritical.

Wasn’t that supposed to mean Rhett agreed to it because he didn’t see any other options?

Even if the Vampires hadn’t died, he doubted they would succumb to torture and sell their kind out. Either way, they were dead. Now, with the situation at the dungeon, it seemed his plan was the only option left.

"Greetings, Alpha Beowulf. It is disheartening to hear that our prisoners had died a useless death." Rhett began. "How did this happen?" he asked, forcing a steady tone.

The Beta, as stocky as he was turned to Rhett with a perpetual scowl and sneered. "Why don’t you find out yourself, Gamma?"

Why the hell was he talking to him?

Ignoring the jab, Rhett clenched his fists as his anger flared. But Farkas discreetly patted him, urging him to remain calm. "Let’s talk inside," Farkas muttered finally, leading him towards the cell block.

The clang of the heavy cell door dinged shut behind them as they stepped into the cell with the dead bodies. The acrid scent of blood was flying in the air, stinging Rhett’s nostrils. It wasn’t just an unpleasant aroma; it was the unmistakable signature of death. Every cell was a scene of horror – the vampires who were once powerful beings that terrorized the restaurant now lay lifeless, bodies sprawled across the cold stone floors.

He stared at the blood-soaked floor, the dead bodies, and how there were no signs of struggles around. "What the hell happened here?" he groaned. "We only know of vampires being killed with a silver weapon and when that happens, they turn to ashes. How come they are all dead but their bodies are all here and intact?"

Farkas let out a heavy sigh. "We don’t know yet. At least, this gives us the assurance that this wasn’t done by one of us. The wolves can’t take down vampires without a form of struggle or using silver on them. This almost seems like some heavy and ancient..."

"Magic." Rhett finished for him.

Only the fey entity was capable of using magic. Did this mean that what Liam said about Reed was true?

This just proved it.

"Do you think the fey did this?" Farkas scratched his chin, looking at the dead bodies on the floor.

Rhett trailed his gaze there. His eyes squinted when he saw a female among them. The others were male but one beautiful girl was lying in her own pool of blood pathetically.

Serves them right; Rhett thought.

Rhett returned his gaze to Farkas. "There are things I’d like to discuss with you. They are the information I acquired from investigating Liam. But I do not want to let the Alpha in on this m yet."

"Oh, right. I almost forgot you headed to interrogate the Liam boy. I guess we’ll discuss that later."

"Yes, we will."

"The Alpha said your initial plan was to go to Aceco?"

"Indeed."

"I thought you were against going to Aceco?"

Rhett nodded. "Yes, Farkas. However, after further evaluation, I recognize that time isn’t a luxury we have in this case. There’s a possibility this investigation will drag on indefinitely. I needed a faster track."

Farkas chuckled, pocketing his hands. "I thought you always preferred to not leave any stone unturned and definitely no shortcuts? What changed?"

"We’ve lost more of our pack members than we’ve done in a long time, Farkas. Very soon, the order in our pack will turn to chaos. My job is to make sure that never happens." He patted Farkas’ shoulder casually. "That— my friend, is what changed."

Farkas shrugged. "Fair enough."

"Exactly," Rhett said, frustration creeping into his voice. "This strengthens my suspicion that Cora’s involvement runs deeper than she lets on. If Reed, the fairy, was truly working with the vampires, killing him means they lose an ally, isn’t it? Now, whoever did this to our prisoners must be someone from the inside. Which can not be Reed as apparently, he is dead. So, who is truly working with the vampires?"

"Unless..." Farkas interjected, his eyes gleaming with a sudden realization. "Unless Reed’s family is not the only one involved. Maybe someone within the pack doesn’t want the vampire connection exposed and has snuck to kill them."

Rhett’s mind raced. Farkas’s words hit a nerve. "Someone with magic, strong enough to take down a few vampires."

"Is there a magic that can kill Vampires?" Farkas gulped.

Rhett cracked his neck. He too, was as lost as Farkas in this case. "Aceco will tell."

"We should really proceed with consulting her then." Farkas provided.

That caused Rhett to sigh. The whole consulting Aceco thing would mean spending time with the Alpha and Beta. He knew Darius would do everything in his power to get on his nerves.

Rhett wasn’t sure he was ready for that. He doubted he wouldn’t bulge and hit Darius once again.

"Then we better get back to the Alpha and his dog." Said Rhett.

Farkas’s mouth popped open upon hearing Rhett insult a person. It was so unusual of Rhett. He was always calculated and principled.

Well, that was what a dummy like Darius could do to a man.

"Wow..." That was all Farkas could breathe out.

Rhett merely accorded him a glance before moving out of the cell. As soon as he emerged, he met the expectant gazes of the Alpha and the others.

"Greetings, Alpha Beowulf," Rhett began again, hating how relaxed the Alpha looks in such a tense situation. "The situation with the prisoners is...troubling. We haven’t been able to determine the cause of death."

The Alpha’s brow furrowed. "No cause of death, right? Did they show any signs of struggle?"

"None, Alpha," Farkas chimed in. "There aren’t even any scratches on the cell walls. It’s almost as if they simply...ceased to be."

The Alpha began to stroke his chin which looked about Rhett’s left butt. "Do we even have any lead on whatever could have killed them without silver?"

"Magic," Rhett uttered.

Throwing the possibility of a fey involvement would speed up going to Aceco.

"Magic?" Darius scoffed. "Are you suggesting a fey did this? How on earth could they have slipped past our security? I thought you were so keen on Feys not having the ability to kill?"

Rhett ignored the Beta’s skepticism. "The lack of struggle and the...intactness of the bodies point towards something beyond a typical physical attack." He said to the Alpha instead. "To know if the feys are capable of whatnot, going to Aceco is paramount."