Chapter 102

Hael’s P.O.V.

I stared down at the old lady’s corpse and sighed heavily.

This job was supposed to be easy.

Even my wolf was frustrated with this shit. We were supposed to have been long gone by now, heading back to Violet who I seemed to be hating less and less these days.

That would have to change and fast.

Until then, I had this mess to deal with. She wasn’t even my victim, which made things that much more complicated.

The puddle of blood around her head and torso was still wet to the touch, which meant that whoever had taken her life had done so hours prior. From the single stab wound to her chest, I’d assume it was a silver blade that dealt the killing blow, but it was hard to be sure considering there were no obvious signs of a struggle.

I had slipped in through a window around the back of the house during the dead of night. There wasn’t a single light in the neighborhood on, but even if there was, this didn’t seem like the kind of place where anyone would report suspicious beh