Chapter 13
The Hellion Ring
(Renrik’s POV)
The Vault was a menacing, metallic prison beneath the Veilrend village. Warding runes covered the wall, from floor to ceiling, and the ancient rituals merged with modern technology to keep the artefacts in the Vault safe.
Its entire existence was a well-known secret. People knew that we had wealth, knowledge and power, but no-one knew how to access it. Apart from the Alpha of the pack.
The Alpha had the luxury of choosing who got to know where the Vault was and how to access it. Signing a contract magically bound those who were told to secrecy. It was all a f****d up, elaborate system, but it had worked for centuries. When I took over as Alpha, I secured the Vault my way. I made three keys, all of which are needed to open the Vault.
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