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,” Thomas
Eros was a trick to lure me away. I left Mila and the
racing. Without looking back, I tore across
but I wasn’t listening
fall for such a
two figures limping out of the woods. One of them was Payne. He had Ashley supported on his arm and he was half dragging
her. She wasn’t physically injured, and I
trouble walking on her own. I thought her face looked red and puffy, like she’d been crying,
asked,
Payne growled. “Eros came.”
Mila’s maze. The matebond… It probably made the spell think that Eros was
head. “Well, he won’t be able to do that ever
against Payne,
her heart broken. But the only way for Eros
frowned. “You
nodded. “I made sure he was gone. He’s left the territory, and hopefully, now the spell will keep
shrugged. What did one say to someone who voluntarily rejected
broke the
you rushing off to?
was worried about Mila. I thought Eros lured me away so he could get to her. I was on my way to find
She wasn’t with Eros. He didn’t get close
more about it. Fresh tears streaked her face. It wasn’t the time to
she was in danger.
stopped
the next couple of
heavily and smiled
had
necessary. Now,
wise. I think you are incredibly
Ashley’s smile widened slightly.
get her to bed,”
as the two
shoulder. “Since Mila’s safe, I’m going to go strengthen the
“Good idea.”
want to be
chuckled and waved to Thomas.
cabin, I
Silence.
and then went
Where had she gone?
he hadn’t taken her. If her fear was strong
clue. Back in the
and found a note written
***
I headed to the
and then arranged to leave. Despite
she was with us, her closest friends. And when she had something
killed Eros right then
your fault,
I was weak and
believed your mate. And there
Eros had been there to hurt
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