Chapter 19: Crash Course in the Ways of This World

When we walked into the conference room, Lance stood. "Are you sure you want Kalyssa to hear this?"

"Yes, of course," Xander said, letting me go into the room first.

"Mr. Steel," I said, heading toward a chair. "This concerns me as much as it does the rest of you."

"Indeed." Lance laughed, holding a chair for me. "You remind me so much of my wife. She's feisty, too, just like you."

Once everyone was seated, Lance folded his arms on top of the table and looked over at Xander. "So, did Rory or Casen tell you anything?"

Xander nodded. "As you know, Kalyssa's clinic was attacked and two of her employees were killed, but they were human. Thank goodness, Kalyssa wasn't there." Xander shook his head. "And in the newspaper, there was a murder that had all the earmarks of a witch execution. And now the attack here at your casino."

Lance nodded. "So, are you saying what I think you're saying?"

"When we were interrogating Rory and Casen, I discovered that they both were from the Silver Pack in Or