Chapter 722

CHAPTER 67 : THE MISSING PIECE

“Is that how you two ended up being slaves?” I asked, creasing my brow.

“No. Actually, it might not look like it, but we’re the lucky ones,” Frederic said scoffing.

I handed him some tissues and he dabbed at the worst cuts on Murray’s face. Murray was still a little groggy. He must have taken a hit to the head.

Soren helped him sit down and he motioned to Payne.

“Can you find us some medical supplies? Just the basics so we can patch them up?” he asked.

“Yes, Boss,” Payne agreed with a nod. He grabbed Ashley and the two headed off.

“Can you tell us what happened?” I asked Frederic.

He growled and made a fist, punching the air. “The whole thing could have been avoided!”

“Calm down,” Soren snapped, moving in front of me to protect me in case Frederic lost control.

I didn’t think he would but I knew how protective Soren could get.

“Long story short, Murray and I were on a border patrol and we spotted a group of suspicious shifters crossing our border through one of the more remote forests in our pack territory,” Frederic explained, his voice riddled with growls as he told us the story.

“We had to investigate. It was our duty,” Murray muttered, scoffing.

“We tracked them down and were about to give our warning when we saw someone we recognized. Murray and I hid to confirm we were looking at… our beta,” Frederic said.

“Don’t call him that!” Murray snarled.

Frederic shook his head. “We weren’t sure what we should do. At first, we thought our beta was there to send them away but… after we watched them for a while, we could tell he was working with them and they were looking for something.”

Looking for something? I swallowed and glanced at Soren. There was only one thing of value I could think of in Lethe.

“We followed them to a spot where they started digging. We heard our beta demanding payment first, then he’d let them dig,” Frederic added.

“Stop calling him that, Frederic! He’s a traitorous bastard,” Murray insisted.

Frederic rolled his eyes. “The others in the party argued about paying him. They told him he was too greedy and taunted him, asking ‘What would your Alpha say if he heard about this?'”

“So, your Alpha didn’t know about it?” I asked, feeling a moment of relief.

From the sounds of it, the Lethe beta was acting alone, just for a payday. Their Alpha might not have even known what he had on his land.

“We realized pretty quickly that our beta was doing something shady. He was not acting with our Alpha’s blessing. Murray and I tried to retreat so we could report to our Alpha, but we were caught…” Frederic said. He shook his head and scoffed at his own blunder.

easy for

through the mindlink but Beta Arnold blocked the mindlink. Some of our

favors,” Murray

supplies. He and Ashley started treating the worst of their wounds. Murray seemed to be

that we were the ones to lead the strangers in and there was no proof to convince them otherwise. He sentenced us to be exiled from the pack for betrayal and we were instantly knocked out. When we woke up again, we were here, being

at the end of the

glanced at Soren and he nodded slowly. There was worry in his eyes and I knew mine

“Soren…”

what they were

could be a whole group of people in Lethe territory already,

up once they were patched up. They gave each other

the two of you, we’d be slaves right now, sold like

get back to our pack,” Murray insisted. “We need to help

off but he stumbled and Frederic caught

I said. I went up to Murray and helped steady

is in good enough shape,” Soren insisted. “You need rest, and

time to rest,”

we are heading toward Lethe as well. Will you at least

and Murray exchanged a

honored for your accompaniment,” Murray said,

we had up. Murray and Frederic didn’t have anything but the clothes on their back

pack. It wasn’t a long walk but with Frederic and Murray, it was

stop and give them water several times and let

got them some snacks to help build up

the end of the road before

just across the intersection here,” Murray pointed to the

to make sure we got home safely,” Frederic said,

you guys leaving?”

can do for our pack. You’ve given us our

I

is dangerous to them. Besides, the two of you have your

your pack,” Soren said. He shook both their hands and waved as Murray and Frederic took off

not sure we should let them go off on their own. If there’s trouble in the pack, they aren’t strong enough to fight,”

mission to worry about. Besides, it could be seen as an insult

you know more about pack life than you let on,” I teased him, sticking

find the last piece of

also his way of deflecting so he didn’t have to address what I

the Moonlit Crystal helped before,” I said. I took the crystal out of the necklace

crystal warmed up when I pointed in certain

way.” I pointed, motioning to Soren,

pack’s territory?” Payne asked. “Especially if the pack is in

made it through all the other territories

is a conflict elsewhere, no

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