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
a trick to lure me away. I
heart racing. Without looking back, I tore across pack territory toward the
I wasn’t listening to anything
myself fall for such a simple
I saw two figures limping out of the woods. One of them was Payne. He had Ashley supported on his arm and he was half dragging
and raked my eyes over her. She wasn’t physically
having trouble walking on her own. I thought her face looked red and puffy, like she’d been crying, but it was hard to tell
I asked, nodding to
Payne growled. “Eros came.”
could get through Mila’s maze. The matebond… It probably made the spell
her head. “Well, he
sighed and leaned against Payne,
her heart broken. But the only way for Eros not
frowned. “You rejected
“I made sure he was gone. He’s left the territory, and hopefully, now
glanced at Thomas. He shrugged. What did one say to someone who voluntarily rejected
broke the silence,
off
he could get to her. I was on my way to
“Mila? She wasn’t with Eros. He didn’t get close to her, I
to know more about it. Fresh tears streaked her face. It wasn’t the time to bother her
and it didn’t sound like she was
heart stopped
Ashley. Why don’t you take the next couple
heavily and smiled
had to go through
necessary.
wise. I think you are incredibly
Ashley’s smile widened slightly.
going to get her to bed,” Payne
nodded as the two of
“Since Mila’s safe, I’m going
“Good idea.”
want to be the third wheel,”
waved to Thomas.
I
Silence.
a stone. I ran around the inside of the cabin and then went outside, looking
Where had she gone?
didn’t smell Eros at all, so I knew he hadn’t taken her. If her fear was strong enough, I would have
cabin again, looking for any clue. Back in the cabin, I plopped down on the couch. Something under
I reached underneath and found a
***
Payne, and I headed to
arranged to leave. Despite
when she was with us, her closest friends. And when she had something to
have killed Eros right then and there.
your fault,
I was weak and I believed his
your mate. And there
blame you, Ashley.” I patted the note I kept in my pocket. Whether Eros had been there to hurt Mila or not, I knew she hadn’t left because of
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