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

a trick to lure me away. I left Mila and

Without looking back, I tore

but I wasn’t listening to anything he was

I let myself 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

raked my eyes over her. She wasn’t physically injured, and I didn’t smell

to be having trouble walking on her own. I thought her face

asked, nodding

Payne growled. “Eros came.”

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

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

leaned against

much emotional pain she was in, it was like she’d had her heart broken. But the only way for Eros not to use

“You rejected

He’s left the territory, and hopefully, now the spell will keep

Thomas. He shrugged. What did one say

the silence,

you rushing off to?

Eros lured me away so he could get to

with Eros. He

had come there. She seemed to know more about it. Fresh tears streaked her face. It

sound like she was in danger.

I nodded gratefully. My heart stopped racing and I

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

sighed heavily and smiled

sorry you had to go through

it was necessary.

is very wise. I

Ashley’s smile widened slightly.

her to bed,” Payne

as the two

I’m going

“Good idea.”

to be the third

chuckled and waved to Thomas. “Fine, I’ll

the cabin, I

Silence.

of the cabin and then went

Where had she gone?

her. If her fear was strong enough, I would

for any clue. Back in the cabin, I plopped down on the

underneath and found

***

Payne, and I headed to

then arranged to leave. Despite my protests, as well as Payne’s, Ashley insisted

but she seemed to do better when she was with us, her closest friends.

coming with you, Soren. It is my fault. I should have killed Eros right then

isn’t your fault,

is! I was weak and I

you believed your mate. And there is no shame

my pocket. Whether Eros had been there to hurt Mila

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