Stella dashed through the crowded street, her werewolf senses heightened, her eyes scanning every face in the crowd. But there was no sign of the man who had delivered the message. Frustrated, she finally slowed down and turned back, making her way back to the music house.
As she entered the building, she took out the envelope again, her hands trembling slightly. Inside, she found a small note that read, *"Open this little gift."* Beneath the note was a tape recorder.
Finding a quiet corner, Stella quickly pressed play, and the recorder whirred to life. The voices of Inspector Rose and Benjamin filled the air.
She listened in stunned silence as their conversation unfolded—how Benjamin was working with Rose, how they had been spying on her, how they had kept things from each other, and most of all, how they had been conspiring against William.
