Dax showed the police officer his identification. The officer squinted at the official PAC badge that was issued to its members, Enforcers and its appointed legal counsel. “So you're the PAC lawyer,” the officer sniffed. Melynda sensed that he was about to say more, but fortunately for him, he held his tongue and waved them in. “The police don't seem to like you,” Melynda commented wryly as they entered the room. Dax shrugged. “At this moment, I've defending the bear shifter accused of killing a man and wounding a helpless woman. The woman is in a coma. She can't speak up for him. A whole squad of police officers saw Levi attacking the human male. It's their word against his.” “But they didn't see the body...” “Shifters are incredibly fast. They assumed Levi flung the body into the sea the split second he heard or saw or smelled them.” Melynda fell silent, listening to the soft beep of machines and monitors in the room. Rebecca Rose had suffered severe trauma. There were massive, terrible injuries to her head and there was a risk that she might never regain consciousness.
