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’Moonlight, to the woods now,’ Alpha Denzel ordered through the mindlink as he instructed Denver.

"Since you won’t tell me, I will just find it for myself."

Denver’s gaze darkened, suspicion dripping from it as it was confirmed when Moonlight strutted to his side in her training outfit.

She looked like a flower but was tough with a dazzling beauty, much more than her mom’s.

"Alpha, Luna, greetings," she said before staring at Denver, who smiled at her but when Moonlight’s gaze narrowed to the ground, she panicked.

"Again? Who did this? The person must be a monster. Does he eat the heart? And the eyes?"

Moonlight was confused and afraid, but as she was speaking, Alpha Denzel’s gaze remained on Denver, taking in the latter’s facial expressions.

The darkness in his eyes was a confirmation that Moonlight’s words were sharp arrows piercing his heart.

The darkness vanished when she hugged his waist. "Denver, I’m glad these underground rogues are being killed, but have you imagined what the person does with the parts he removes?"

She was certain it wasn’t Denver because she had been with him until....

"Moonlight, what happened during patrol last night?" Alpha Denzel asked. Moonlight thought for a while and responded.

"It was very peaceful when we checked all the borders. The night was still, and nothing happened until we heard a strange roar from a distance.

"A roar?" Luna Valerie asked. Moonlight bit her lower lip thoughtfully.

"Maybe a growl, but it wasn’t too loud. It seemed to be coming from a distance," she recalled. The next question followed.

"So did you find out what it was?" Alpha Denzel asked, as Moonlight was more helpful with information than Denver.

"No, Denver said it was most probably outside the pack borders and nothing of concern. Then he suggested that we all go to sleep to wake up early for training."

Alpha Denzel was confused but asked again. "How long was the roar, growl, or whatever it was you heard?"

"We only heard it twice, so I had to agree that it was probably nothing or just some stray animal."

Another mystery was yet to be unraveled, but Alpha Denzel believed strongly that Denver had something to do with this.

"Did you all go to sleep together, or did Denver stay behind?" He asked. Moonlight smiled.

"Denver made sure that I was sleeping before going to his room, just like always. You can ask Monterey, but why all these questions? Are you suspecting Denver? I believe he can take down an underground rogue, but not so horribly."

Alpha Denzel watched as Denver’s gaze darkened once more, so he asked Moonlight. "If you were sleeping, then how did you know when he left for his room and at what time?"

"We laid in bed chatting before I dozed off, so when I didn’t see him now, I knew he left. But this was all about two hours ago," she yawned, not giving the answer Denzel needed.

If Denver was hiding the fact that he killed the giant, then he might be using their hearts and eyes for something no one knew about.

Alpha Denzel was afraid that his son would turn into a complete monster. It was also clear that he would not confess if Moonlight was there.

Suddenly, Denver’s expressions at Moonlight’s words pieced the last part of the puzzle together. Denver had a beastly side he was hiding from Moonlight because she was still a teenager, and these kinds of things made her afraid.

If she found out that Denver was responsible, her adoration of him might turn to fear, and she would, in turn, keep away from him.

"Thanks, Moonlight, you can leave for training now. You were not supposed to be at patrol, so if you are too tired to train, then that is your punishment."

Moonlight smiled shyly. "I’m not tired, Alpha. I still have energy for training." She squeezed Denver’s hand, and he smiled at her. "Denver, let’s go."

Alpha Denzel burst her bubble instantly. "Sorry, sweetheart, but I still have some things to discuss with him, so you can go ahead for now."

Moonlight was disappointed, as she always went to training together with Denver. She still left because that was the Alpha’s command.

Though she grew up in the pack house, enjoying his softness and growing to love him as an uncle, Moonlight never disrespected her Alpha or Luna.

"Young man, to my room," Alpha Denzel said to Denver. He turned around and left. Then Alpha Denzel ordered the warriors.

"Cremate this one too. I will find out who is behind it."

The warriors nodded in agreement before he joined his hand to that of Luna Valerie as they strolled to the pack house.

Denver was relaxing in his father’s recliner in his parents’ room by the time Alpha Denzel and Luna Valerie got there.

This conversation should have been held in Denver’s room, but everyone knew he would never allow anyone in there, not even his parents or Moonlight.

As to what secrets he had in there, they still remained a mystery to everyone in the packhouse.

"Denver, I must have underestimated you the first time, but this is your doing," Alpha Denzel said directly. Luna Valerie was shocked when Denver did not refuse or counter the accusation.

"Is it true? Did you kill those rogues?" Valerie asked. It was obvious that Denver never used his powers to kill those rogues.

"I never denied it," Denver shrugged. Alpha Denzel shook his head and called him out.

"You said the event happened just an hour ago, but you went to bed two hours ago."

"That is true. I went to bed two hours ago, woke up to deal with the menace, and returned right back to bed. I didn’t lie. Your questions were just not detailed enough," Denver argued. Valerie was lost for words, but Denzel was not having it.

"You could have explained it like this when I asked you the first and second time."

Denver scoffed, refusing to maintain eye contact with his parents. His reason for not directly owning up to his actions was another force to reckon with.