Luna On The Run - I Stole The Alphas Son

Alpha On The Hunt Chapter 20

“I said wait in the car!” he growls, grabbing me and spin- ning around. I growl, turning back when he grabs the back of my head, pulling me to him and blocking my view.

“Please go wait in the car,” Axton whispers, and I can feel his heart racing beneath my hands, smell his fear of whatever is going on emanating from his pores. His fingers tangle in my hair.

“What’s going on, Axton? Is Tieriny alright?” He makes a weird noise in his chest.

“Please El, you can’t unsee what’s in there. Just go back to the car. I’ll be there in five minutes.”

I push off his chest, trying to see around him, only for him to step in my path again. “Axton! What about Tieriny?” he doesn’t answer, but his jaw clenches.

“Go back to-” I shove past him, needing to know if my friend is ok, and shove open the doors and nearly throw up from the stench. It is amplified in here worse than in the foyer and I retch, gagging and clutching my knees when the foul smell steals my breath.

“Elena, do as he said!” Lexa snarls at me, and I shake my head, pinching my nose.

Axton growls behind me as I gag again when I see a small red shoe with blue laces not far from me. Lifting my head a lit- tle, I notice the dead body of a child.

His wearing navy blue sweatpants with some cartoon character on them, and a white shirt, only the shirt is covered in blood, his skin is black from it decaying, his throat is ripped out and I gasp, my eyes move higher to look at his face when I

spot another crumpled, disfigured body to the next him as I stand upright.

A second later, a hand covers my eyes and sparks rush across my neck where Axton’s lips press gently, his other arm wrapping around my waist as he pulls me back against him.

“That was a boy,” I murmur in shock. Who would do that to a child?

“Please, wait in the car,” Axton whispers.

“But-”

my stomach drops. My blood runs cold in my veins and my heart feels

moves, pulling me with him, keeping his hands over my eyes, and I hear the doors close behind us. “How many?” I ask him, my eyes burning with

children,” Axton whispers.

many.

people go missing

shut down, only essentials trades are open,

the little boy. Needing to get out of here, I

same predicament as

and the lunch we bought when tin- gles brush my face as

my head, not wanting to be left in the packhouse

wait in

showed up.” He tells me, and I lift my head, seeing his black car

reaches in and grabs his drink because I drank mine already. He hands it to me and I sip it, to wash

asks. Axton nods his

“All of them?”

like we found

shake my

fresh. She was found by the alarms which signaled the station.” Ax- ton tells him.

be the one going in there since I technically

chew my lip, yet even Lexa is urging me away and I

I ask him

wonder if it’s something more. Half the bodies

drain their victims, not rip them

says nothing, instead opening the passenger side door and motioning for me to climb