Chapter 5

Louis Jones stared at Dexter Smith through the phone, then suddenly laughed in disbelief. “What kind of nonsense are you telling me, Dexter? Did Amanda ask you to lie for her?”

Amanda stood nearby without saying a word, her face pale and exhausted after everything she had endured. Dexter's voice remained serious through the call, but Louis shook his head as if the entire thing were some ridiculous trick Amanda had created to make him feel guilty.

“Louis, I'm not lying,” Dexter replied. “I received the official report from the pack authorities. I'm telling you exactly what they confirmed.”

Louis…