Page 91 of Royal Bite
She focused on Corbin who pulled out his tablet and swiped the screen.
“Aside from the security detail, myself, the orphanage, and the architect,” Corbin responded. He continued typing commands into the table before looking up at her. “I have reviewed the videos taken by the street cameras, and it didn’t appear they were followed.”
“At least not in a vehicle,” Bijou said.
The general had returned to Black Hollow with Hegna. Nezera had assured them that she could finish up in Sanlow. They had devised a plan for the now-vacant town once their army pulled out. Bijou tapped on the screen and revealed what the cameras had captured five minutes before Stormey’s vehicle had come down the street.
“For all we know, the lycans could have been in their human forms blending in with humans.”
“That is true. Newly turned lycans won’t stick out like sore thumbs,” Corbin said.
Hegna studied the street, and it would be hard to distinguish between humans and any lycans trying to blend in with them.
“Look into the volunteers at the orphanage and the architect. I want to know everything about their financials, their loved ones, and if there has been any recent changes.” Humans had a way of turning on their own kind. Some of them were honorable until they became desperate.
“Already in motion. So far, everyone is clean,” Corbin announced.
Hegna gave a nod, thankful her advisor was so thorough. Corbin had many contacts with the human who would give him whatever information he desired.
Hegna folded her hands together behind her back and paced as she thought of the events that had been shared with her. The men who were with Stormey had been attacked and left for dead, but thankfully, they would make a complete recovery. Ellanora worked tirelessly to ensure those men survived.
“What caused them to leave the orphanage?” Bijou asked. She made the screen return back to the image of the orphanage.
“According to Desmond, they had received intel that there was a lycan attack nearby, and for Stormey’s safety, they felt it was necessary to leave and return her to the castle,” Hegna replied automatically. She had spent some time in the infirmary with her warriors. It had been Henry’s first assignment that included her mate, but Desmond, like everyone else, had a close attachment to Stormey. Desmond was already ready to dive into battle for his charge.
“Who sent the communication?” Bijou frowned.
“Not I.” Corbin shook his head. “The only reason I knew they had left the orphanage early was because of Emily calling to confirm the next meeting with the architect.”
The room fell silent.
Hegna wanted to throw something. Was there a traitor in her house? A red veil slid in front of her eyes. She would tear whoever it was limb from limb.
Who would have the technology to hack into their system?
“So you are telling me that someone may have infiltrated my system? How is that fucking possible?” Hegna roared.
The tension in the room thickened. Her gaze fell on the vampires sitting at the computers. Her computer specialists were top-notch. She stalked over to them and stood in front of her lead technology vampire.
June Kline was a computer hacker who had once been human. She had been one of the most infamous illegal hackers before the beginning of the war. She had been a wanted woman by countless governments until she’d died at the hands of a rogue vampire and then turned.
Hegna had hired June in the midst of the war. June had been vital in overrunning the human technology. It wasn’t as advanced as vampires’, but the woman could work magic.
“Explain how this could have happened?” Hegna growled.
June swallowed hard. Hegna had to give it to the woman. She met Hegna’s gaze without flinching.
“I’m going to look in on it now, Your Grace. This has never happened to me before. I’m the one usually hacking, not getting hacked.” June’s fingers flew across the keyboard. She concentrated on the laptop screen. “Give me a few hours, and I’ll have something for you.”
“You have forty-five minutes,” Hegna said. She glanced down at the row of computer techies, and none looked up at her. She paid them all very well to ensure they had first-class cyber security, and this happened on their watch? Someone’s head would roll if they didn’t figure it out.
“Yes, ma’am,” June murmured.
Hegna spun on her heel and strode back to the table. Her rage was boiling inside her, and she didn’t know how much longer she would be able to hold it in. She needed to kill something or someone soon.
“There is no way that they could have moved Miss Jaymes that fast. What was the time frame from when she was left until the broadcast?” Bijou asked.
“From the time Emily called to the broadcast was about three hours,” Corbin answered.
