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.

had to be,”

a trick to lure me away.

heart racing. Without looking back, I tore across pack territory toward

on my heels but I wasn’t

for such a simple trick!? It

two figures limping out of the woods. One of them was Payne. He had Ashley supported on his

eyes over her. She wasn’t physically

on her own. I thought her face looked red and puffy, like she’d been crying, but it was

wrong?” I asked,

Payne growled. “Eros came.”

he could get through Mila’s maze. The matebond… It probably made the spell

“Well, he won’t be able to do that ever

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

territory,

one say to someone who

the

rushing off to? Were

I thought Eros lured me away so he could get to her. I

“Mila? She wasn’t with Eros. He didn’t get close to

ask 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 about the man she

didn’t sound like she was in danger. I could leave the rest unanswered

My heart stopped racing and

Ashley. Why don’t you take the next couple of days off?

sighed heavily and smiled

sorry you had to

it was necessary. Now,

is very wise. I think you are

Ashley’s smile widened slightly.

her to bed,” Payne

as the two

shoulder. “Since Mila’s safe, I’m going to go strengthen the weak spots in the

“Good idea.”

be

Thomas. “Fine, I’ll see

got to the cabin, I burst

Silence.

then went outside, looking around, trying to catch her scent. There were several scent

Where had she gone?

didn’t smell Eros at all, so I knew he hadn’t taken her. If her fear was strong

the cabin, I plopped

brow, I reached underneath and found a note written in

***

and I headed to

made sure there were plenty of warriors to guard Pomeni and then arranged to leave. Despite

do better when she was with us, her closest friends. And when she had something to focus on, like going after

I should have killed Eros right

fault, Ashley,”

was weak and I

you believed your mate. And there

Eros had been there to hurt Mila or not, I knew she hadn’t left because

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