Chapter 42Duiane's POVAnother letter.Dave left it on the edge of my desk with the kind of caution one would give a viper in a box. I didn't open it immediately. I just stared at it, the familiar seal, Alpha Shane's crest. The audacity. The sheer gall of the man to keep writing as if we were friends, comrades, or close enough to exchange pleasantries.I was still in my office, the morning sun bleeding gradually through the windows behind me, casting shadows of golden dim streaks on the marble floor. I leaned back in my chair and, finally, grasped the letter. It was sealed properly, it was thicker than the last one, and that indicated that there were probably more words, more desperation.Dave walked. "Are you going to open it Alpha?"I nodded my head. "No need. He never says anything else."Frankly speaking, I didn't need to read it. The content of the letter was as bland as it was infuriating. 'Please inform me if you have seen my daughter.' 'I am willing to reward any news of he
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