Roman the Arrogant

Chapter 13

One Week Later...

I sat on the bar stool and leaned forward placing my elbows on the counter.

Roman was pacing back and forth in the kitchen waiting for the sheriff's office to call. We'd been waiting for any promising news that would help us solve the whole explosion thing and the fact that someone wants us dead but no such luck thus far.  We put a hold on going to BioHerb Headquarters until we knew something concrete.

"Roman would you please sit down, pacing through the kitchen isn't going to make the phone ring any sooner." I said annoyed.

"I can't just sit still. I feel like I'm not doing anything to help. Plus, Amadeus was supposed to call...twenty-five seconds ago." Roman said checking the time on his watch.

"You have got to be kidding me. Twenty-five seconds Roman is not a big deal." I scoffed.

"As Alpha my word is law and if I say call me with information at twelve pm that's exactly what I expect and not a second later." Roman said.

"Yeah yeah just hold your horses. I'm sure he'll call soon."

About five minutes passed before the phone began to ring.

Roman quickly answered it and put the phone on speaker.

"You're late." Roman growled.

"I apologize Alpha but I have some interesting news." Officer Amadeus said.

"Continue." Roman commanded.

"Well, the body we found in the back room of the flower shop was between thirty and forty years of age according to the coroner. We couldn't get any fingerprints or DNA to match with the victim but according to your eyewitness account it's most likely the shop owner."

"Anything else?" I asked.

"Actually yes. Since the blast originated in the back of the store the front was not as badly damaged. I mean there was damage caused by the shock wave of the explosion so dirt, plants, and glass are everywhere which is to be expected in a flower shop..."

"Get to the point Amadeus." Roman said pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Sorry, we found a synthetic strand of hair near the front of the store and we know it didn't come from the victim or the witness so it had to be whoever planted the bomb." Officer Amadeus stated.

"Or it could have been Ms.Van Allan's assistant's hair." Roman argued.

"What color was the hair you guys found?" I asked.

"The lab techs said it came from an auburn colored wig and that it's a fairly common wig, sold at pretty much any Halloween store. Given that Halloween isn't for a couple more weeks the number of wigs sold shouldn't be that high." Officer Amadeus finished.

"Okay then we need to check out all the Halloween stores that sell this wig and ask to see their security footage if they have any." Roman told Amadeus.

"Are we going to check them out today?" I asked Roman.

"I can't today. I have to keep the pack calm and reassure them that everything is going to be okay. But Officer Amadeus is going to accompany you today while you check out those stores. Okay Bella?" Roman said kissing my forehead.

"Yeah sounds like so much fun." I replied unenthusiastically.

"Great. You hear that Amadeus, you need to be at the pack house in an hour and wear something causal. We don't need everyone in town knowing we have pack members working for the sheriff's department. Got it?" Roman said.