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Chapter 66: Chapter Sixty Six

Sandra came back into the room and found that everyone had settled once again. The murmurs among the hunters had finally come to a stop and there wasn't anyone present that was trying to cause a fuss about what Katie had just revealed. Katie looked at her friend and beckoned for her to bring the polythene bag over.

Sandra still had no idea what was in the bag and was eager to find out just as everyone else in the room was. There was something that felt wrong with it. She'd said it was the evidence that she'd gathered from Kyle's house when she'd gone there and that's what everyone was interested in seeing. So much so that the meeting had come to a standstill with everyone waiting to see the contents the evidence would reveal to them.

Katie got the bag from her and lifted it above the table, upside down allowing all the contents of the bag to fall to the table. Numerous containers fell to the table piling into a small heap and the excess rolling all over the table. Some fell off, but Katie was not bothered by the mess she was making as her intended reaction was achieved. The entire room fell silent as they all knew what was meant to be in the orange translucent containers. Five of them were full though two fell to the ground.

Anthony got up and picked one of the containers that were full and broke the seal, taking a whiff of the pills that were inside. "There is no doubt about it… They are the same wolfsbane based drugs that were used to suppress Katie's wolf side. These are many… enough to supply a pharmacy for a year. What's the meaning of this?"

"He couldn't dispose of them for fear of them being discovered by the others. So he kept them. By my count, they could keep him going until his birthday…" Katie said, "This proves that he was a werewolf."

"Yes, it most definitely does. Now run us through how you came to this conclusion. I honestly can't imagine how you came to this conclusion. I can't imagine how you did. That is one boy I would never have thought you'd suspect," he said.

Katie relayed everything that she'd used to find out that it was Kyle that had been the culprit, but in the end, she said something that hadn't occurred to her since she'd found out Ash's killer. "Now I wonder if Ash was trying to write Ash during the time that she was dying," Katie said, thoughtfully.

"What do you mean by that?" Jackeline asked. The two hadn't been present at the time when all this happened and had not taken a look at the crime scene.

"The werewolf tried to write something before her life drained out of her. The letter 'K' was scribbled on the ground in blood after. The nearest person that was blamed was Katie, but now that we have this piece of information, it is clear that she was trying to write Kyle instead. Kyle was the only other person that had access to Katie's weapons as well. Katie had a habit of handing him her bag when she didn't need it," Anthony said.

The words stung, informing Katie that every time she did that, she handed all her weapons to her enemy. "But if that's the case, why didn't Kyle ever take the chance to kill Katie when she least expected it?"

"Killing Katie was never his mission. Considering he ran when he did, he was instructed to gather information and report to the rogue king. We have reason to believe that he has not yet gotten far," Anthony spoke.

"What might that be? Do you mean the werewolf I found interrogating early in the morning," Jackeline asked.

"Yes, that one. Katie confirms that this wolf was heading in the direction of Kyle's home when she captured it. If our hunch is true, Kyle forgot his drugs and this rogue volunteered to retrieve them," Anthony continued to speak on Katie's behalf having noticed how much it took for her to relay the entire part of the story of her investigation. She'd left out the part where the moon goddess had come down to speak to her and included his phone call and her time of realization.

Once everything was said, there was a moment of silence while the hunters present took in the information. "That boy had a good future. One that a Prometheus evaluation would have set straight," Frost said.

"Katie, if you have the chance and you meet Kyle ever again, what will you do to him?" Jackeline asked Katie. Katie was quiet for a bit trying to interpret the question. In the end, she couldn't come up with a desirable answer.

"I'd capture him for interrogation…" everyone let out the breath they'd been holding when she said only to hear a continuation that would make chills run down their spines, "but, if he gives me a reason to kill him, I won't hesitate…" Her anger was clear, contained but just barely. All Kyle had to do was give Katie reason to stop valuing his life and he'd be dead.

"Fair enough, Rogue killer. I think that brings us to the end of this meeting," Anthony said, allowing Katie and Sandra to take their seats, "Once again, we welcome Frost and Jackeline. Just to inform all of you, Brigadia is currently hosting the Sirius Royal family. So keep in mind that they are in town and you should do nothing to insult them while you are here. If any of you meet them, you are to treat them with respect."

"Will they be meeting Katie?"

"No, they will not. They've been asked to wait until Katie is whole again so that they meet someone they will recognize by sight and scent as well. After all, the baby girl that they let go of was a werewolf, not a human. As such, we have given them the reasoning that we are to deliver a werewolf to them as they originally entrusted the Chase family a werewolf to care for. They do know, however, what their daughter looks like and will recognize her immediately given the chance," Anthony explained.

"Whoever knew we would raise a werewolf girl in the Hunter's Agency?" Kenneth chuckled.

"I know right… It's like raising a puppy," Samantha giggled. Katie gaped at the comments, recognizing the formation with which she was being cornered. It was not alien to find that the stubborn lot in this organization had found new ways to make her look ridiculous.

"I am no puppy," she huffed.

"Oh, you're just one of those types that look cute and can be very tough," Brian pitched in.

"Oh, you mean like the times she ties up her hair using that lucky band of hers when she gets serious in a duel?" Trevor was the one to remind them this time.

"Now that is something I haven't seen in a while. Katie, do you still carry around that yellow hairband with you?" Frost asked, finally getting interested in the bickering.

Katie dipped her hand into her pocket and pulled out the yellow hairband. It was an ordinary hair band elastic and made of cloth, except that upon it, a pin with the image of her guardians was attached, "Yeah, I carry it everywhere, although I haven't used it in a while," she said.

"I take it then that the rogue yesterday was not a challenge," Jackeline asked her.

"No, that guy was specializing in stealth… there was nothing he could do to escape me," she flipped the question…

"You know something… I know we are in the middle of a crisis right now, but when all this is over. And by that, I mean the Founder's Festival and Katie's shifting, let's celebrate her birthday tomorrow night, here at the Hunter's Agency," Kenneth said. The idea seemed to lift everyone's moods.

"Yeah, that would be nice. We'd have like a really big cake towering high up probably with eighteen tiers to mark her birthday," Samantha beamed.

"Yeah, and we'd order drinks and food from that restaurant her parents told her that she likes so much. We all know Katie can't turn down food with her pit for a stomach," Trevor pitched in.

Everyone was marvelling at the idea of being able to have the party the next day and in turn causing a reaction that they didn't know was going on. The whole chaos that currently had the hunters in a spell was stopped by something sudden and very unpredictable, well for everyone except the person that it came from. A rumbling sound caught everyone's attention, echoing in the room, emanating from the famous rogue killer. The entire table went quiet and looked at the head of security. Katie dropped to the ground with her head in her hands. "My life is ruined," she whined clutching her belly while she lay with her forehead placed on the ground.


Chapter 67: Chapter Sixty Seven

The room was silent for a bit, its inhabitants contemplating what they'd all just heard from the Rogue Killer's belly. A few of them were in shock while others were holding on to the last bit of self-control they had to keep themselves from laughing at the birthday girl on the floor. Sandra did not dare approach her friend in the silence that had taken over the room. Instead, the girl shot daggers at Frost who immediately got a grip of the laughter that threatened to burst from him.

"Katie…" Jackeline called the girl.

"Yes, Jackeline," Katie answered, embarrassment filled in her voice.

"This new you is far more expressive. It's a good look for you. About the sound we just heard, did talk of the party make you fall hungry? I know you couldn't have left that house on an empty stomach," she said.

"I admit that I'm hungry, but I ate before coming here," Katie replied, sounding as vague to avoid revealing just how much she'd eaten that morning.

"Well, did you eat very little? We'd understand if you were on some diet to look nice in front of Cole…" Jackeline said.

Katie stopped her mopping and looked up to meet the woman's eye, "That had not crossed my mind," a problem that had not yet registered in her mind until now. "What if this happens when I'm with him today?"

"I never thought the Rogue Killer would have to worry about something as human as that, but I don't see how that should worry you now. We are going to help you solve it," Jackeline said.

Katie couldn't believe she had to explain herself to a conference room full of hunters. It was true that she'd grown up with them and they knew she ate more than the average human, but it didn't change the fact that she was about to appear to be more of a bottomless pit after this explanation. Katie put her head back on the ground and whined loudly, "That's not it, Jackeline. I ate almost thrice my normal today. I couldn't seem to get satisfied and by the time I got here, I felt like nothing was there."

Kenneth was not a gentleman in manners like this and collapsed on the table laughing. His laughter, contagious as it was, triggered his comrades to let out a few laughs as well. From giggles to explosive laughter, the likes of Kenneth and Trevor that didn't mind how loud they were getting, the room was filled with humorous laughter.

What was calming about it though was that Katie loved to see her comrades happy and this did not irritate in the slightest, 'You can all be so hopeless sometimes for the title of hunters,' she thought before laughing out with the others.

Anthony had to stop their happy moment to remind them that time was not one of their luxuries at the moment. Samantha replied him saying, "Can't you see our puppy is in need of some food? The whole world can wait."

Katie then had to explain that she'd met the moon goddess the day before, a detail she'd carefully left out before that would lead her to tell them how the goddess had taken her off the pills. The laughter came to a standstill once she was halfway through the explanation. Anthony, who was on the side of them keeping time decided to go to the kitchen and grab all manner of breakfast he could find. From the piece of the story he'd heard, this puppy was in need of a tone of food.

When he returned, they'd theorized that the wolf that still lay dormant was demanding food in preparation for her transformation later that night. "This is all I could find," Anthony said, dropping a vast assortment of different snacks and food that he could find. Three maids followed behind him with trolleys of food and beverages.

"You don't clearly mean to stuff all of that into this poor girl's belly. She's got a boyfriend for crying out loud," Jackeline teased.

"Cole and I aren't yet…"

"Well, it was already decided the moment you were born. You guys were made for each other…"

"I thought we'd all like to have something to eat before carrying out the day's plans," Anthony interrupted to plead his case with the female in charge. The males in the room refrained from making any comments regarding Katie's condition to protect whatever new feelings she seemed to be showing now.

"That's actually very thoughtful of you," Jackeline replied, "Katie, you know we care about you…"

"I know Jackeline. I'm grateful for that, thank you," Katie silently wished she could stay here for the whole day. The only other place she was free to slip up and no one would know a thing.

"So... Any of you guys think Katie's having trouble keeping her emotions inside because of her werewolf side that's now finally emerging?" Kenneth asked once they were finally eating.

"If you're trying to insinuate that I'll be less of a…"

"I wasn't insinuating anything, Katie. You choose your own path," he stopped her. 'Darned adults… He'd seen through me like an open book,' Katie grumbled internally. It was true that she was becoming more of an emotional mess since relieving her of the drug she'd been using. She knew this mainly because of the anticipation she had to be in Cole's presence once again.

...............

Katie's second breakfast ended thankfully without any other jokes about her condition. This time she ate till she was considerably satisfied, her belly remaining exactly the same. Unnatural as it seemed, she quietly thanked whatever supernatural forces made it possible. The hunters barely made it to school in time for the Principal's opening speech. The VIPs had not yet arrived which was a good thing as it allowed the hunters to get done with all the security procedures.

Kenneth and his group of juniors immediately got to checking the stalls from the different vendors that scattered around the school allowing an assortment of things to purchase when at the festival. Events such as these were rare as it was a tasking activity on the side of the hunters. So for all those that had businesses that benefited best in crowds as big as those that were attracted by such events, it was the time when they got the chance to sell their wares and make considerable profits.

On one of the festivals in the past, there had been a carnival that was set up in the dead of night just for that day. This time, it wasn't as flashy as it'd been that time. It was the time when the school was still considered the safest school in the whole of the world, but now that news of the dead werewolf was still spreading in the form of a rumour, the vendors had decided to hold back and pack light.

Nonetheless, the festival remained a sight to behold. A large stage had been set up in the field upon which the Principal currently stood to address the students. The hunters had come to the conclusion to expose the killer of the student to keep Katie out of detainment.

Much as this also raised suspicion of her involvement in the murder, the hunters stood by their word that she was innocent and that no claims were going to be tolerated in the face of the esteemed Agency.

Katie stood behind the Principal humbled in front of the student body. The hunters fanned out all over the school and the field. It was during this time that they did their job of checking through the projects that were to be presented that day.

"I know you are all eager to get your projects up and running. After all, that is what this day is about for most of you. I advise that you all be disciplined and diligent with your presentations. It's very likely that you can get a scholarship to great universities and schools to continue your studies. Though I don't see a place safer than here…" the short man joked. No one laughed when he said this, though it was clear he hadn't said it without intending it.

The Principal seized his laughter and dropped into a serene silence for a moment. The rest of the student body took this time to acknowledge the death of one of their fellow students, "Every single one of you knows what happened during the past week.

And for those that don't know or for those of you that heard rumours from a friend, I shall relay everything in the presence of our esteemed hunters and head of security." Katie took in two deep breaths as trained and assumed the mask she carried around with her everywhere she went to hide her emotions.

"I have been asked by the Hunter's Agency to reveal everything as it happened and withhold nothing of the truth. This information is to be published in the newspapers around the whole world as to what happened in this school," there were murmurs from the crowd as they wondered what it was that he meant by this.

On this day, the parents of the students that could make it were present and this was the source of the murmurs. The move the Principal was about to ruin the reputation of the school if anything he said was wrong or if he was suspected of fraud.

"Principal Brown…" a lone voice rose up from the chaos, quieting the entire field. Everyone looked in the direction of the one that had just caught the Principal's attention. The one person the entire school had come to respect… the same person that had caused the school to rise to the top in terms of safety. Since Katie's arrival, Brigadia High School had never been the same and the entire school knew her to be the one who ushered in an era of peace between the wolves and the humans.

She did not segregate between the two races and made the humans apologise as well in case they were the ones that had wronged the werewolves. If it wasn't for her reputation, she would have been suspected by the students as well, but everyone knew who Katie Chase was.

It would have looked like the Principal was trying to cover up for her if she had stayed back and let him relay the entire story as he'd been briefed earlier, but this way, they would hear it straight from the person who'd made the most progress in the case and was at the centre of all the blame. Katie walked up to the podium, the Principal stepping aside from it to allow her to get up to the microphone.

A hunter is supposed to be capable of suppressing their emotions as she'd succeeded with this whole time. This, however, didn't come in the job description. No one would train you to appeal to humans and werewolves alike after one of them was killed under your protection. She wasn't sure she could hold her façade… that was until she saw a sole face from within the crowd.

His blue eyes stood out amongst all the faces that stared at her and at that moment, she gained all the confidence she needed to make this speech and so much more…


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