CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE – KARL’S FACILITY

She followed the strange scent to a locked door. Her enhanced hearing picked up muffled voices inside. She pressed her ear to the door, straining to make out the words. "...not here. von Steiner wants them kept at the secure facility." Cassie's heart raced. This wasn't the right location, but she'd found a vital clue. "Raj," she whispered urgently. "I need you to focus on finding any mention of a 'secure facility' in Karl's communications." She slipped out of the building as quietly as she'd entered, her mind whirling with the new information. The next day, they moved on to the second location, a warehouse on the outskirts of town. This time, Jack accompanied Cassie on the surveillance mission. "Security's tighter here," Jack noted, peering through binoculars. "Armed guards, dogs... they're definitely protecting something." Cassie nodded, her senses on high alert. "I'm not picking up Florian's scent, though. Or his mother's." As night fell, Cassie once again used her werewolf a