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
was a trick to lure me away.
Without looking back,
my heels but I wasn’t listening to
fall for such
two figures limping out of the woods. One of them was
stopped dead and raked my eyes over her. She wasn’t physically injured,
was pale and she seemed to be having trouble walking on her own. I thought her face looked red
I asked, nodding to
Payne growled. “Eros came.”
Thomas grumbled. “No wonder he could get through Mila’s maze. The matebond… It probably made the spell think that Eros was a friend, allowing
shook her head. “Well, he won’t
and leaned against Payne,
had her heart broken. But the only way for Eros not to
“You rejected
territory, and
Thomas. He shrugged. What did one
the
you rushing off
worried about Mila. I thought Eros lured me away so he could get to her.
She wasn’t with Eros. He didn’t get
tears streaked her face. It wasn’t the time to bother her with
and it didn’t sound like she was in danger. I could leave the rest
stopped racing and I unclenched
take the next couple of days off? If you
sighed heavily and smiled weakly.
sorry you had to
was necessary. Now,
I think you
Ashley’s smile widened slightly.
going to get her
nodded as the
“Since Mila’s safe, I’m going to go strengthen the weak
“Good idea.”
to be the
chuckled and waved to Thomas.
I got to the cabin, I burst through the front
Silence.
sank like a stone. I ran around the inside of the cabin and then went outside, looking around, trying to
Where had she gone?
so I knew he hadn’t taken her. If
clue. Back in the cabin, I plopped down on the couch. Something under
I reached underneath and found a note written in Mila’s
***
I headed to
warriors to guard Pomeni and then arranged to leave. Despite my protests, as
was with us, her closest friends. And when
It is my fault. I should have killed Eros right then and there. Maybe then, Mila wouldn’t have gone missing,”
your fault, Ashley,” Thomas
is! I was weak and I believed his
believed your mate. And
Ashley.” I patted the note I kept in my pocket. Whether Eros had been there to
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