Chapter 766

Chapter 111 : Bait

*Soren*

Fists clenched, I stomped toward Thomas, glaring at him. Mila and I finally had some alone time and now this…

I was angry, frustrated, and more than a little wound up.

Thomas arched an eyebrow at me as I approached.

“Something wrong?”

“This better be urgent,” I snarled.

Thomas smirked and shook his head. “I didn’t interrupt something, did I?”

Scoffing, I threw my head back. “Tell me why you called me here.”

Thomas had hit the nail on the head, but I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction. He would just tease me anyway, and we had more pressing matters, according to him.

“Patrol reported a breach on the southeast side of the packland. Mila’s maze was breached,” he told me.

“How?” I asked, creasing my brow.

Thomas shrugged. “We haven’t figured that out yet. All we can tell is that at least one intruder got inside and has been sneaking through the packlands for about 30 minutes or so.”

“Do we know who they are or what they want?” I crossed my arms, my annoyance quickly dissipating as the safety of these people became my only concern.

“No,” Thomas shook his head. “We couldn’t identify the intruder. Soren, if this is one of the king’s men… we’ve been exposed.”

I held up a hand to keep Thomas from working himself up more.

“I doubt that the king would send one lonely soldier to warn us he was coming. Right now, focus on the Norwind survivors. Check for any injuries, fatalities, or damages.”

“Already done. No one was injured, definitely no fatalities, and no damage. This intruder slipped in. It was like they didn’t want to be found, like a spy.”

“Hmm.”

“They were cunning and didn’t leave a trace. Our patrols couldn’t track them down. You still think the king isn’t involved?”

I shook my head, not sure of anything. “Were there any pack members that could identify the intruder? Any witnesses?”

Pretty much everyone was at the party, other than you and Mila. no one spotted the strangers.”

I stroked my chin.

“You’re wrong, Thomas, not everyone was at the party…”

“Ashley!”

I nodded. With silent consent, Thomas and I headed to Ashley’s place. It was a temporary house that was set up for the warriors who were coming and going with supplies. Ashley had claimed a single room for herself.

Her room was empty.

I sighed and bowed my head.

“Eros,” I muttered.

to be,”

lure me away. I left

racing. Without looking back, I tore across pack territory

but I wasn’t listening to anything he

I let myself fall for such a simple trick!? It was

the cabin, I saw two figures limping out of the woods. One of them was Payne. He had Ashley supported on his arm and he was

over her. She wasn’t physically injured, and

was pale and she seemed to be having trouble walking on her own. I thought her face looked red and puffy, like she’d been

wrong?” I asked, nodding to

Payne growled. “Eros came.”

he could get through Mila’s maze. The matebond… It probably made the spell think that Eros was a friend, allowing him

shook her head. “Well, he won’t

sighed and leaned against Payne, her eyes

she’d had her heart broken. But the only way for Eros not to use the matebond

frowned. “You rejected

was gone. He’s left the territory, and hopefully, now the spell will keep him out. We’re

Thomas. He shrugged. What did one

broke the

off to? Were you going

was worried about Mila. I thought Eros lured me away so he could get to

She wasn’t with Eros. He didn’t get close

Ashley why Eros had come there. She seemed to know more about it. Fresh tears streaked her face. It wasn’t the time to bother her with questions

she was in

nodded gratefully. My heart stopped racing and I unclenched my

next couple of days off?

heavily and smiled weakly.

sorry you had to

“No, it was necessary. Now, I can

I think you are incredibly

Ashley’s smile widened slightly.

get her to bed,” Payne

the

touched my shoulder. “Since Mila’s safe, I’m going to go strengthen

“Good idea.”

don’t want to be the third wheel,”

chuckled and waved to Thomas.

I got to the cabin, I burst through the

Silence.

a stone. I ran around the inside of the cabin and then went outside, looking around, trying to catch her scent. There were several scent trails leading

Where had she gone?

so I knew he hadn’t taken her. If her

Back in the cabin, I plopped

reached underneath and found a note written in

***

and I headed to the

Pomeni and then arranged to leave. Despite my protests, as well as Payne’s, Ashley insisted on coming

still recovering from the matebond but she seemed to do better when she was with us, her closest

my fault. I should have killed Eros

fault, Ashley,”

is! I was weak and I believed his

mate. And there is no shame in

in my pocket. Whether Eros

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