Page 66 of His Sold Fated Mate

I leaned back, trying to wrap my head around what he was saying. How could a body just disappear? “And you spoke with the police already? Are you 100% sure they didn’t come and pick it up? Forever everything else.”

“Yeah, I called them, wondering if they came to grab the body, but they hadn’t. They knew that paperwork would have to be filled out. I have no idea where it’s gone.”

I tried to think of anything else that would make sense. “Was there anyone interested in the body? Snooping around? What about your surveillance? What does that show?”

“No, not that I’m aware of. It hasn’t been here long enough for people to even notice. And the system was updated last night. It went down at ten.”

I pinched my nose. “And he was dead? You’re sure that he was dead?”

“Yeah, he didn’t have a pulse. It wasn’t like he could walk himself out of here. He was already set into rigid mortis.”

“Alright. Cal and I will look into this. I want you to do another search. Look in every room. The body is to be found.” I ended the call and called up Cal. I grabbed my jacket, slipping out of the room.

“Julia, reschedule all my meetings.”

Julia looked up from her computer and gave me a nod as I headed down the hallway.

“Do you realize how early it is?” Cal asked as he answered the phone. “I was up all night, Klaus. I need my beauty sleep if you want me to be nice.”

“Mike’s body is missing.”

The line went silent for a second. “What!? How the hell does a body go missing? Are you trying to pull my leg right now?”

“Do you really think I want to call you up in the morning for jokes? Yes, I’m serious. His body is missing, and we need to look for it. I need your help.”

“This doesn’t make sense. He was dead. It wasn’t like he could walk himself out of the morgue. Did someone take his body?”

“I don’t know, Cal. Meet me outside City Hall.”

I headed outside and looked around the streets. I didn’t even know what I was looking for. None of this made sense. But I did know we needed to find the body before Aubrey found out. I didn’t want her to find out at all.

Cal arrived a few minutes later, looking half asleep. “Alright, so what’s going on?”

“His body is missing.”

Cal shook his head. “Did the police take it? Is it in another drawer? Did they look hard for it? What about the security system? Did it show anything?”

I shook my head. “No, the system was down. We just need to find it.”

Cal looked at me with a look. “How exactly are we going to find a body, Klaus? It isn’t like he could walk himself out of the damn morgue.”

“I don’t know! But I do know that we need to find it before Aubrey finds out that it’s gone. So, help me look.”

Cal threw his hands up. “Okay, okay, okay. I’ll help you look, but I feel this is going to be a waste of our time.”

“I know that. But this is the last thing I need Aubrey to hear about. She’s finally relaxing. I don’t want her to stop feeling like she’s free because the very dead body is gone.”

We started down the road and looked through the streets. I wasn’t even sure what we expected to find. But I had to look because anything was possible.

“You’re sure he was dead?” I asked as we turned another corner.

Cal nodded. “Yes, he didn’t have a pulse. He bled out. There is no way this man is alive, Klaus.”

“And you’re absolutely sure he was dead?”

“He was dead, Klaus.” He glanced at me before looking back toward the road. “The coroner pronounced him dead, Klaus. He was dead. There is no way he walked out. Something else had to happen.”

I did a circle, looking down other roads and across the street. I didn’t know where to look or what I was looking for. It wasn’t like he was going to be walking the streets.