Alpha Kade stood behind his desk, hands clasped at his back as he faced the three medicine men. The eldest healer delivered his report.
"We found out that the poison has been present in her body before now. It has been administered gradually over time, Alpha," the medicine man said.
She had been poisoned before now? Kade thought, but his face remained impassive. "Explain," he ordered, but his voice betrayed nothing of his thoughts.
The older healer nodded. "Her sickness has accumulated for a long time. It is only a miracle that she survived and that she even got her wolf." He placed a small pouch on Kade's desk. "This is what we found in her blood. The poison weakened her slowly, making her appear naturally frail. Someone has been keeping her weak."
Kade's face remained a perfect mask of indifference as he nodded. "Your payment awaits with Beta Frederick. You may go."
