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,” Thomas

trick to lure me away. I left Mila

Ashley’s room, heart racing. Without looking back,

my heels but I wasn’t

fall for such a

to the cabin, I saw two figures limping out of the woods. One of them was Payne. He had Ashley supported

dead and raked my eyes over her. She wasn’t

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

wrong?” I asked, nodding to

Payne growled. “Eros came.”

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

and shook her head. “Well, he won’t be able to do that

leaned against Payne, her

she was in, it was like she’d had her heart broken. But the only way for Eros

“You rejected

he was gone. He’s left the territory,

glanced at Thomas. He shrugged. What did one say to someone who voluntarily

broke the

off to? Were you

lured me away so he could get to her. I was

her head. “Mila? She wasn’t with Eros.

know more about it. Fresh tears streaked her face. It wasn’t the

like she was in danger. I could leave the

heart stopped racing and I

you take the next couple

and smiled

you had to go through

it was necessary. Now, I can

very wise. I think you are

Ashley’s smile widened slightly.

going to get her to bed,” Payne

nodded as the two

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

“Good idea.”

want to be the third wheel,” he said,

to Thomas. “Fine, I’ll see

got to the cabin, I burst through the

Silence.

the cabin and then went outside, looking around,

Where had she gone?

knew he hadn’t taken her. If her fear was strong enough, I

the cabin, I plopped down on the couch. Something under the cushion

I reached underneath and

***

Payne, and I headed to the

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

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

fault. I should have killed Eros right then and there. Maybe

your fault, Ashley,”

was weak and

you believed your mate. And there is

pocket. Whether Eros had been there to hurt Mila or not, I

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