Chasing His Scentless Mate (Caroline) novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 Piecing Together the Truth

Ryan’s POV

Draven was a mess. After dealing with Ella and Howard, I’d been working nonstop to find Caroline.My contacts in Maplewood said she hadn’t gone back to her parents’ place, making her disappearance even more confusing.

Nate called earlier, frustrated because Eleanor wasn’t answering his calls or texts. The guy was losing it without his mate.

I strongly suspected Eleanor had taken Caroline on a trip. Caroline’s apartment lease was still active, and she hadn’t resigned. She was too responsible to just vanish without wrapping things up.

But Alpha Draven was too worried to listen to reason. Love really blinds us sometimes. I couldn’t blame him though. My Ruby had been giving me the cold shoulder because of all the drama between Caroline and Draven.

As for Liz, Kyle and I made sure she stayed away from Draven. That crazy woman needed to be handled fast before Caroline came back to more trouble. Liz kept calling Draven nonstop, so Kyle had his sisters look into why she suddenly showed up again. They promised answers by day’s end since Liz’s mom was visiting their salon.

So, we waited. Meanwhile, I had plenty of work to keep me busy.

I was just finishing up the quarterly financial reports when my phone rang.

"Ryan Cole," I answered briskly.

"Ryan, it’s Jace." He was one of our pack sent to Maplewood to dig into Caroline’s past.

"Tell me you’ve got something," I said, sitting up straighter.

"Not exactly what we expected, but definitely interesting," Jace said quietly."I’ve been talking to locals about Caroline. Three years ago, there was a big scandal. She went to the annual masquerade ball in Maplewood and got pregnant with a man she never knew."

My blood ran cold. "Say that again?"

"Yeah, she hooked up with some mystery guy at the ball. No one knew who he was. Her ex, Marcus, was bitter and spread rumors all over town. Apparently, she said she never saw the father’s face because of the masks."

My heart started pounding. "Jace, I need everything on that ball. When exactly was it? Who was there? Any photos, any details at all."

"I’ve already compiled a report. Sending it to your email now," Jace said. "There’s even a photo of her at the ball. She looked stunning, according to everyone I spoke to."

"Jace, you’ve done great work," I said, already opening my email."Stay in Maplewood for now. I’ll be in touch."

As soon as I hung up, my phone rang again. This time it was Alpha Arthur, Draven’s father’s old friend who’d been coordinating the private investigators hired to find the mystery woman from the masquerade ball.

"Beta Ryan, we’ve identified the woman from the ball," he said without preamble. "The investigators have confirmed her identity beyond doubt."

"Let me guess," I said, my voice barely above a whisper as I stared at the photo that had just loaded on my screen. "Caroline Bennett."

There was a pause on the other end. "How did you know?"

"Please send me everything you have," I said. "I’ll come to you right away."

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