Chapter 87: 87
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It has been a couple of days since they had started on preparing for the Open Day.
Their class has been so busy that they even went to work on their props after school ended.
The students who were in the cooking group went home earlier since they decided to practice on their dishes at home, rather than at school.
One afternoon, the whole class except for the cooking group, were in their classroom as they continued to do their tasks and make their props.
Amber was working on the props, designing and painting on the cardboard. While she was working, there were a couple of guys who came over to compliment her artworks. They began to flirt with her, making small jokes, making her giggle.
Erick, at that time, was helping the others carrying chairs and tables. For him, carrying chairs and tables was an easy task for him. With his strength, he was able to finish it faster.
Unfortunately, just as he turned around to get more tables, he saw two guys standing closely to Amber. What made him more furious was the fact that they made her laugh.
Fury blazed inside him as he watched the scene before him. He carefully placed the chairs that he was holding and walked towards Amber and the two guys.
Hamish, who noticed Erick's strange behavior, immediately walked towards the latter. He placed his hand on Erick's arm, stopping him, saying softly, "Cool it."
"Why should I?" came a raspy voice.
Surprised, Hamish turned to look at Erick and was even more surprised to see his eyes turning amber. Dane.
"Calm down, Dane!" he hissed. "Are you trying to expose us here? Think of the consequences!"
Erick then blinked his eyes and put a hand over his eyes. "Shoot. Sorry, I couldn't control Dane," he apologised.
Hamish patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry. No one noticed," he reassured.
Erick then frowned as he continued to watch Amber joking around with the two guys. "Excuse me. I got some blasting to do," he said, brushing Hamish's hand off his shoulder.
Amber was laughing at the antics the two guys were telling. Apparently these two, Gary and Sam were members in the art club. They have been noticing how good Amber was when it comes to drawing that they suggested to her to join the art club. Amber has always been in the 'going-home' club so she never thought of joining any other clubs.
Gary then persuaded her by telling her of the fun things that they have done in their club. During one excursion, they went to visit the art museum, just to add in their portfolio. However, they were monkey-ing around too much that they got scolded by the security guards and nearly got thrown off the museum.
Amber laughed as she listened.
Just then, she felt an arm wrapping itself around her shoulders. She looked up to see Erick glaring at Gary and Sam with narrowed eyes.
"What's so funny here? Care to share?" he asked sarcastically.
Amber just c.o.c.ked an eyebrow at his rude tone.
The two guys, who seem oblivious to Erick's mood, laughed and began to repeat their story to Erick.
However, the more they talked, the worse Erick's mood became.
He was about to shoot another sarcastic remark when Amber stuffed his mouth with a creampuff.
Surprised at the sudden action, he could only chew. He then looked down at Amber and asked, "Is this from Mary's Sweet Treats and Eats?" referring to Hamish's mother's bakery.
Amber nodded as she took another piece from her bag. Apparently, she has a big paper bag of creampuff that she has stashed inside her school bag.
Erick narrowed his eyes suspiciously at her. "When did you go there?"
"Uhhh… During lunch time?" she replied, looking innocent.
"And who did you--" Before he could finish his question, Amber had stuffed another creampuff in his mouth. She then turned to Gary and Sam who watched with an amused look on their faces.
"I'll come over when I'm free," she answered, referring to the art club.
Sam grinned. "You won't regret it!"
Erick just rolled his eyes, his arm still around Amber.
----
Zoe, who was in the costume design group, scowled as she discreetly watched the jealous Erick trying to claim his 'property', which in that case, was Amber.
She had never seen him be so possessive about a person. It was so unlike him that she felt jealous. She also felt that Amber was so lucky. Despite not having such great looks, she still managed to get Erick's attention.
She sighed inwardly as she continued to sew on the clothes for her classmates.
Even though she wanted to see them breakup, she did not have the heart to do so. Yes, she wanted to but deep inside her heart, she knew that it was impossible. She might be a brat, spoiled by her parents, getting anything that she wanted. But she doesn't want to get what she wants this way.
If she wants Erick, she would have to fight Amber fair and square.
Watching how Erick tried to sneak in a kiss from Amber hurt her. But she has to endure the pain.
One way or another, Erick will surely return to her!
-----
Lachlan looked at Fergus with a deep frown on his face. "Another missing person?" he repeated.
Fergus nodded as he placed a file of papers in front of Lachlan.
The two of them were at the police station, inside Lachlan's office, where they were discussing the recent case.
Recently, there have been cases of missing persons in town. The cases have increased to more than ten people. It hasn't been reported in the news as they did not want to cause panic. However, the similarities about the missing person was that they were all homeless and aged below fifty years old and above twenty.
Lachlan sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. Since it was still election month, they have been busy with work, making sure that there was no danger with the elections.
But now that there has been a case of missing persons, it seems like their work has doubled.
"Who reported this?" Lachlan asked, as he opened the file that Fergus had placed in front of him.
"The people from the community service," Fergus answered.
In Burkendall, there was a community center where they catered to the homeless people. For those who were homeless, in need of shelter and food can come over to get both for free. It was a volunteering community, a non-profit organisation.
However, it seems like some of the volunteers have noticed that their regular patrons were missing. They even went to places where these homeless people usually stay and found none.
Lachlan rubbed his chin with his hand as he read the contents of the file. "Any leads?"
Fergus shook his head.
The two continued with their discussion, both wearing solemn looks on their faces.
Shortly after, a call came in. Lachlan immediately picked it up and answered.
As he listened to the call, his face became more solemn. Few minutes later, he hung up the phone and stood up. He grabbed his badge and jacket and turned to Fergus, who was looking at him curiously.
"They found one of the homeless people at the outskirts of town," Lachlan said as he put on his jacket.
Fergus nodded as he grabbed his own badge and jacket.
Soon after, both Lachlan and Fergus arrived at an abandoned barnyard on the outskirts of the town. It was the same place where they had encountered the rogues.
Fergus parked the police car and the two headed over. There was a bit of commotion where there were police lines everywhere, securing the crime scene.
A few policemen were on duty as they surrounded the crime scene, ensuring no bystanders crossed the line. The place was usually quiet but because there was a crime scene, there were many curious spectators, trying to catch a glimpse of what was going on.
Lachlan pulled up the yellow police line and headed over to the crime scene technician, with Fergus following behind him. He began to shoot questions about what was going on.
One of the forensic investigators joined them and told them about what they knew and found. Apparently, the victim was a thirty-three years old man who had his eyes gouged out and his heart dugged out. He was last seen a few days ago. He was walking alone near one of the alleys in town when he suddenly disappeared. He had just got back from the community service center when they realized that he never returned back to where he had slept every night.
The investigator further told Lachlan and Fergus about how it seems like he was tortured before he was killed as seen by the missing fingernails and burn marks on his back.
Lachlan then walked over to where the dead body was covered in a white sheet. The forensic investigator followed from behind.
Lachlan crouched in front of the covered dead body and pulled the sheet up a little. He then peeked inside and frowned. It was a horrifying sight to see as most of his intestines were crushed.
He then frowned deeper as he noticed some black, red and silver debris on his fingernails. He turned to the forensic investigator and asked whether he knew what the debris was.
The forensic investigator gave Lachlan a strange look before answering. "That's one of the puzzling things that we've found. From what we have found that those came from a plant called aconitine."
Both Lachlan and Fergus turned to him, a shocked look on their faces. "Are you sure that's from aconitine?" Fergus asked warily.
The forensic investigator nodded, looking puzzled. "Yes, it was weird as to how it got there. From what we know, there aren't any presence of aconitine plants in this town. And we don't know how he got them in her fingernails."
Fergus turned to Lachlan, frowning. 'Alpha, do you think this is related to the rogues or warlocks?' he asked in the mind-link which he connected to Lachlan.
'I believe so. It seems like we need to talk more with Paccia,' Lachlan answered back in the mind-link. 'And find out more about them. What's the meaning of the gouged eyes and hearts.'
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It has been a couple of days since they had started on preparing for the Open Day.
Their class has been so busy that they even went to work on their props after school ended.
The students who were in the cooking group went home earlier since they decided to practice on their dishes at home, rather than at school.
One afternoon, the whole class except for the cooking group, were in their classroom as they continued to do their tasks and make their props.
Amber was working on the props, designing and painting on the cardboard. While she was working, there were a couple of guys who came over to compliment her artworks. They began to flirt with her, making small jokes, making her giggle.
Erick, at that time, was helping the others carrying chairs and tables. For him, carrying chairs and tables was an easy task for him. With his strength, he was able to finish it faster.
Unfortunately, just as he turned around to get more tables, he saw two guys standing closely to Amber. What made him more furious was the fact that they made her laugh.
Fury blazed inside him as he watched the scene before him. He carefully placed the chairs that he was holding and walked towards Amber and the two guys.
Hamish, who noticed Erick's strange behavior, immediately walked towards the latter. He placed his hand on Erick's arm, stopping him, saying softly, "Cool it."
"Why should I?" came a raspy voice.
Surprised, Hamish turned to look at Erick and was even more surprised to see his eyes turning amber. Dane.
"Calm down, Dane!" he hissed. "Are you trying to expose us here? Think of the consequences!"
Erick then blinked his eyes and put a hand over his eyes. "Shoot. Sorry, I couldn't control Dane," he apologised.
Hamish patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry. No one noticed," he reassured.
Erick then frowned as he continued to watch Amber joking around with the two guys. "Excuse me. I got some blasting to do," he said, brushing Hamish's hand off his shoulder.
Amber was laughing at the antics the two guys were telling. Apparently these two, Gary and Sam were members in the art club. They have been noticing how good Amber was when it comes to drawing that they suggested to her to join the art club. Amber has always been in the 'going-home' club so she never thought of joining any other clubs.
Gary then persuaded her by telling her of the fun things that they have done in their club. During one excursion, they went to visit the art museum, just to add in their portfolio. However, they were monkey-ing around too much that they got scolded by the security guards and nearly got thrown off the museum.
Amber laughed as she listened.
Just then, she felt an arm wrapping itself around her shoulders. She looked up to see Erick glaring at Gary and Sam with narrowed eyes.
"What's so funny here? Care to share?" he asked sarcastically.
Amber just c.o.c.ked an eyebrow at his rude tone.
The two guys, who seem oblivious to Erick's mood, laughed and began to repeat their story to Erick.
However, the more they talked, the worse Erick's mood became.
He was about to shoot another sarcastic remark when Amber stuffed his mouth with a creampuff.
Surprised at the sudden action, he could only chew. He then looked down at Amber and asked, "Is this from Mary's Sweet Treats and Eats?" referring to Hamish's mother's bakery.
Amber nodded as she took another piece from her bag. Apparently, she has a big paper bag of creampuff that she has stashed inside her school bag.
Erick narrowed his eyes suspiciously at her. "When did you go there?"
"Uhhh… During lunch time?" she replied, looking innocent.
"And who did you--" Before he could finish his question, Amber had stuffed another creampuff in his mouth. She then turned to Gary and Sam who watched with an amused look on their faces.
"I'll come over when I'm free," she answered, referring to the art club.
Sam grinned. "You won't regret it!"
Erick just rolled his eyes, his arm still around Amber.
----
Zoe, who was in the costume design group, scowled as she discreetly watched the jealous Erick trying to claim his 'property', which in that case, was Amber.
She had never seen him be so possessive about a person. It was so unlike him that she felt jealous. She also felt that Amber was so lucky. Despite not having such great looks, she still managed to get Erick's attention.
She sighed inwardly as she continued to sew on the clothes for her classmates.
Even though she wanted to see them breakup, she did not have the heart to do so. Yes, she wanted to but deep inside her heart, she knew that it was impossible. She might be a brat, spoiled by her parents, getting anything that she wanted. But she doesn't want to get what she wants this way.
If she wants Erick, she would have to fight Amber fair and square.
Watching how Erick tried to sneak in a kiss from Amber hurt her. But she has to endure the pain.
One way or another, Erick will surely return to her!
-----
Lachlan looked at Fergus with a deep frown on his face. "Another missing person?" he repeated.
Fergus nodded as he placed a file of papers in front of Lachlan.
The two of them were at the police station, inside Lachlan's office, where they were discussing the recent case.
Recently, there have been cases of missing persons in town. The cases have increased to more than ten people. It hasn't been reported in the news as they did not want to cause panic. However, the similarities about the missing person was that they were all homeless and aged below fifty years old and above twenty.
Lachlan sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. Since it was still election month, they have been busy with work, making sure that there was no danger with the elections.
But now that there has been a case of missing persons, it seems like their work has doubled.
"Who reported this?" Lachlan asked, as he opened the file that Fergus had placed in front of him.
"The people from the community service," Fergus answered.
In Burkendall, there was a community center where they catered to the homeless people. For those who were homeless, in need of shelter and food can come over to get both for free. It was a volunteering community, a non-profit organisation.
However, it seems like some of the volunteers have noticed that their regular patrons were missing. They even went to places where these homeless people usually stay and found none.
Lachlan rubbed his chin with his hand as he read the contents of the file. "Any leads?"
Fergus shook his head.
The two continued with their discussion, both wearing solemn looks on their faces.
Shortly after, a call came in. Lachlan immediately picked it up and answered.
As he listened to the call, his face became more solemn. Few minutes later, he hung up the phone and stood up. He grabbed his badge and jacket and turned to Fergus, who was looking at him curiously.
"They found one of the homeless people at the outskirts of town," Lachlan said as he put on his jacket.
Fergus nodded as he grabbed his own badge and jacket.
Soon after, both Lachlan and Fergus arrived at an abandoned barnyard on the outskirts of the town. It was the same place where they had encountered the rogues.
Fergus parked the police car and the two headed over. There was a bit of commotion where there were police lines everywhere, securing the crime scene.
A few policemen were on duty as they surrounded the crime scene, ensuring no bystanders crossed the line. The place was usually quiet but because there was a crime scene, there were many curious spectators, trying to catch a glimpse of what was going on.
Lachlan pulled up the yellow police line and headed over to the crime scene technician, with Fergus following behind him. He began to shoot questions about what was going on.
One of the forensic investigators joined them and told them about what they knew and found. Apparently, the victim was a thirty-three years old man who had his eyes gouged out and his heart dugged out. He was last seen a few days ago. He was walking alone near one of the alleys in town when he suddenly disappeared. He had just got back from the community service center when they realized that he never returned back to where he had slept every night.
The investigator further told Lachlan and Fergus about how it seems like he was tortured before he was killed as seen by the missing fingernails and burn marks on his back.
Lachlan then walked over to where the dead body was covered in a white sheet. The forensic investigator followed from behind.
Lachlan crouched in front of the covered dead body and pulled the sheet up a little. He then peeked inside and frowned. It was a horrifying sight to see as most of his intestines were crushed.
He then frowned deeper as he noticed some black, red and silver debris on his fingernails. He turned to the forensic investigator and asked whether he knew what the debris was.
The forensic investigator gave Lachlan a strange look before answering. "That's one of the puzzling things that we've found. From what we have found that those came from a plant called aconitine."
Both Lachlan and Fergus turned to him, a shocked look on their faces. "Are you sure that's from aconitine?" Fergus asked warily.
The forensic investigator nodded, looking puzzled. "Yes, it was weird as to how it got there. From what we know, there aren't any presence of aconitine plants in this town. And we don't know how he got them in her fingernails."
Fergus turned to Lachlan, frowning. 'Alpha, do you think this is related to the rogues or warlocks?' he asked in the mind-link which he connected to Lachlan.
'I believe so. It seems like we need to talk more with Paccia,' Lachlan answered back in the mind-link. 'And find out more about them. What's the meaning of the gouged eyes and hearts.'
It has been a couple of days since they had started on preparing for the Open Day. Their class has been so busy that they even went to work on their props after school ended. The students who were in the cooking group went home earlier since they decided to practice on their dishes at home, rather than at school. One afternoon, the whole class except for the cooking group, were in their classroom as they continued to do their tasks and make their props. Amber was working on the props, designing and painting on the cardboard. While she was working, there were a couple of guys who came over to compliment her artworks. They began to flirt with her, making small jokes, making her giggle. Erick, at that time, was helping the others carrying chairs and tables. For him, carrying chairs and tables was an easy task for him. With his strength, he was able to finish it faster. Unfortunately, just as he turned around to get more tables, he saw two guys standing closely to Amber. What made him more furious was the fact that they made her laugh. Fury blazed inside him as he watched the scene before him. He carefully placed the chairs that he was holding and walked towards Amber and the two guys. Hamish, who noticed Erick's strange behavior, immediately walked towards the latter. He placed his hand on Erick's arm, stopping him, saying softly, "Cool it." "Why should I?" came a raspy voice. Surprised, Hamish turned to look at Erick and was even more surprised to see his eyes turning amber. Dane. "Calm down, Dane!" he hissed. "Are you trying to expose us here? Think of the consequences!" Erick then blinked his eyes and put a hand over his eyes. "Shoot. Sorry, I couldn't control Dane," he apologised. Hamish patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry. No one noticed," he reassured. Erick then frowned as he continued to watch Amber joking around with the two guys. "Excuse me. I got some blasting to do," he said, brushing Hamish's hand off his shoulder. Amber was laughing at the antics the two guys were telling. Apparently these two, Gary and Sam were members in the art club. They have been noticing how good Amber was when it comes to drawing that they suggested to her to join the art club. Amber has always been in the 'going-home' club so she never thought of joining any other clubs. Gary then persuaded her by telling her of the fun things that they have done in their club. During one excursion, they went to visit the art museum, just to add in their portfolio. However, they were monkey-ing around too much that they got scolded by the security guards and nearly got thrown off the museum. Amber laughed as she listened. Just then, she felt an arm wrapping itself around her shoulders. She looked up to see Erick glaring at Gary and Sam with narrowed eyes. "What's so funny here? Care to share?" he asked sarcastically. Amber just c.o.c.ked an eyebrow at his rude tone. The two guys, who seem oblivious to Erick's mood, laughed and began to repeat their story to Erick. However, the more they talked, the worse Erick's mood became. He was about to shoot another sarcastic remark when Amber stuffed his mouth with a creampuff. Surprised at the sudden action, he could only chew. He then looked down at Amber and asked, "Is this from Mary's Sweet Treats and Eats?" referring to Hamish's mother's bakery. Amber nodded as she took another piece from her bag. Apparently, she has a big paper bag of creampuff that she has stashed inside her school bag. Erick narrowed his eyes suspiciously at her. "When did you go there?" "Uhhh During lunch time?" she replied, looking innocent. "And who did you--" Before he could finish his question, Amber had stuffed another creampuff in his mouth. She then turned to Gary and Sam who watched with an amused look on their faces. "I'll come over when I'm free," she answered, referring to the art club. Sam grinned. "You won't regret it!" Erick just rolled his eyes, his arm still around Amber. ---- Zoe, who was in the costume design group, scowled as she discreetly watched the jealous Erick trying to claim his 'property', which in that case, was Amber. She had never seen him be so possessive about a person. It was so unlike him that she felt jealous. She also felt that Amber was so lucky. Despite not having such great looks, she still managed to get Erick's attention. She sighed inwardly as she continued to sew on the clothes for her classmates. Even though she wanted to see them breakup, she did not have the heart to do so. Yes, she wanted to but deep inside her heart, she knew that it was impossible. She might be a brat, spoiled by her parents, getting anything that she wanted. But she doesn't want to get what she wants this way. If she wants Erick, she would have to fight Amber fair and square. Watching how Erick tried to sneak in a kiss from Amber hurt her. But she has to endure the pain. One way or another, Erick will surely return to her! ----- Lachlan looked at Fergus with a deep frown on his face. "Another missing person?" he repeated. Fergus nodded as he placed a file of papers in front of Lachlan. The two of them were at the police station, inside Lachlan's office, where they were discussing the recent case. Recently, there have been cases of missing persons in town. The cases have increased to more than ten people. It hasn't been reported in the news as they did not want to cause panic. However, the similarities about the missing person was that they were all homeless and aged below fifty years old and above twenty. Lachlan sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. Since it was still election month, they have been busy with work, making sure that there was no danger with the elections. But now that there has been a case of missing persons, it seems like their work has doubled. "Who reported this?" Lachlan asked, as he opened the file that Fergus had placed in front of him. "The people from the community service," Fergus answered. In Burkendall, there was a community center where they catered to the homeless people. For those who were homeless, in need of shelter and food can come over to get both for free. It was a volunteering community, a non-profit organisation. However, it seems like some of the volunteers have noticed that their regular patrons were missing. They even went to places where these homeless people usually stay and found none. Lachlan rubbed his chin with his hand as he read the contents of the file. "Any leads?" Fergus shook his head. The two continued with their discussion, both wearing solemn looks on their faces. Shortly after, a call came in. Lachlan immediately picked it up and answered. As he listened to the call, his face became more solemn. Few minutes later, he hung up the phone and stood up. He grabbed his badge and jacket and turned to Fergus, who was looking at him curiously. "They found one of the homeless people at the outskirts of town," Lachlan said as he put on his jacket. Fergus nodded as he grabbed his own badge and jacket. Soon after, both Lachlan and Fergus arrived at an abandoned barnyard on the outskirts of the town. It was the same place where they had encountered the rogues. Fergus parked the police car and the two headed over. There was a bit of commotion where there were police lines everywhere, securing the crime scene. A few policemen were on duty as they surrounded the crime scene, ensuring no bystanders crossed the line. The place was usually quiet but because there was a crime scene, there were many curious spectators, trying to catch a glimpse of what was going on. Lachlan pulled up the yellow police line and headed over to the crime scene technician, with Fergus following behind him. He began to shoot questions about what was going on. One of the forensic investigators joined them and told them about what they knew and found. Apparently, the victim was a thirty-three years old man who had his eyes gouged out and his heart dugged out. He was last seen a few days ago. He was walking alone near one of the alleys in town when he suddenly disappeared. He had just got back from the community service center when they realized that he never returned back to where he had slept every night. The investigator further told Lachlan and Fergus about how it seems like he was tortured before he was killed as seen by the missing fingernails and burn marks on his back. Lachlan then walked over to where the dead body was covered in a white sheet. The forensic investigator followed from behind. Lachlan crouched in front of the covered dead body and pulled the sheet up a little. He then peeked inside and frowned. It was a horrifying sight to see as most of his intestines were crushed. He then frowned deeper as he noticed some black, red and silver debris on his fingernails. He turned to the forensic investigator and asked whether he knew what the debris was. The forensic investigator gave Lachlan a strange look before answering. "That's one of the puzzling things that we've found. From what we have found that those came from a plant called aconitine." Both Lachlan and Fergus turned to him, a shocked look on their faces. "Are you sure that's from aconitine?" Fergus asked warily. The forensic investigator nodded, looking puzzled. "Yes, it was weird as to how it got there. From what we know, there aren't any presence of aconitine plants in this town. And we don't know how he got them in her fingernails." Fergus turned to Lachlan, frowning. 'Alpha, do you think this is related to the rogues or warlocks?' he asked in the mind-link which he connected to Lachlan. 'I believe so. It seems like we need to talk more with Paccia,' Lachlan answered back in the mind-link. 'And find out more about them. What's the meaning of the gouged eyes and hearts.'
