Gang fits better. “Sorry about the mess. I’ll have Team Greywolf send a cleanup crew.”
“Even though we are technically banished?”
“Doesn’t matter. We have to cover all evidence of werewolf involvement.”
“What about his two guards?”
“Them too. I went Hollywood werewolf on them. No way can we let forensics get a hold of what I left of them. Imagine the confusion on finding unusual DNA and claw marks.”
Gaby looked at the patrolling alligators rather than the mauled remains. “Do you recognize him?”
“Nope. I suspect he worked for our mystery werewolf who hired Tomlin.”
“So he’s not Camden?”
“No, he’s not. However, that doesn’t clear Camden. Only Lev will do that.”
“I better check on Tomlin.”
“Good idea.” Steele knelt and examined what was left of the mystery beta.
Gaby shouted, “Steele!”
He dashed in. Tomlin’s glazed eyes stared back. He checked his pulse. Dead. No more answers.
Gaby shook her head. “Let me get this straight. Some unknown man hired Tomlin to kill a CIA agent, a werewolf hired him to take out a princess and now a werewolf hit man silenced him.”
“Tomlin was dead anyway since he knew of our kind.” He removed his coat and ripped the shirtsleeve off. “No wolf marks to indicate he took the vow.”
“Wait, maybe Rylee had him poisoned.”
“No. Not our style.” He’d rather not explain they normally decapitated and buried. They never worked with poison.
“Obviously, we are dealing with two opposing enemies against us. A mystery man and a werewolf bent on murdering his or her own kind and framing me to boot.”
“Call Rylee while I check the helicopter for any clues,” said Steele.
“Me?”
“Yes. Tell her everything and that you recorded his confession.”
“Got it.”
Steele waded back into the water to search the wreckage and Gaby returned to the balcony. The cabin was beyond getting a cleaning deposit back. Would the cleanup crew be capable of leaving this place like the picture perfect getaway as shown in the brochure? She took in a long breath and then dialed Rylee.
“Steele?”
“It’s Gaby.”
“Is he…?”
“He’s fine. We just have a bit of a mess.” Of ghastly epic proportions.
“Tell me exactly what happened.”
Gaby told her every detail and all the mystery players involved. “Steele says you can send a cleanup crew.”
“Now that it involves a dead werewolf, I’ll send the crew straight away.”