Brandon jumped up first and started yelling.
“I want our best trackers hunting them down!” He was growling.
He charged the warrior who came and warned us. Asking how they escaped. Picking the large warrior up by his throat not allowing him to really speak.
I walked behind Brandon and wrapped my arms around his waist. Pressing my forehead against his back. Slowly he began to relax. He tossed the warrior to the side.
“Thank you.” Brandon said. But I didn’t respond. I let my body, my love do the talking at the moment.
When he was really calm he turned to face me. There was love in his eyes.
“I mean it, thank you for calming me down. Adonis and I just saw red and were ready.” He said quietly.
“I know, but we need a clear-headed Alpha to get through this. We need to check out the cells, see if there aren’t any clues there. Then we gain all the information we can. Including why Jason wants me. Then plan from there.” I said.
“No you go up to our room, lock the door and do not come out until I tell you.” He said.
I shook my head, “Brandon, I know you want to protect me, but the only way for this to work is for us to work together. We are mates, stronger together.”
He thought for a minute, “okay fine, but you do not leave my side.”
Then he turned towards his dad. I could tell they were mindlinking each other. But eventually Alpha Pierce nodded and left the dining room, his Luna following after.
“They are going to the library to do research, but I don’t want everyone to know yet.” He said mindlinking.
We walked out of the pack house towards the forest. It was eerily calm. The pine trees are massive and towering up above. The sun had gone behind the mountains, giving the environment a beautiful blue hue. We walked farther into the forest until we came to a large concrete building.
Walking inside, it was cold and dark. The smell I wasn’t ready for. It smelled strongly of metallic blood, vomit, and urine. It was so strong, but there was something even more foul, Rogues.
We walked to the cells I assumed that held Alicia and Jason at one point. One of the cells had quite a bit of blood on the floor and there was a chair in the middle of the blood with four silver handcuffs. The cells were opened wide. Making me think they had a key.
I looked at Brandon wondering what he was thinking but his face was completely unreadable. I can feel the burning rage oozing off of him but that is it. I grabbed his hand and held tight to him. He pulled me into a hug, nuzzling his nose into my neck. I could feel his warm breath on my skin, giving me goosebumps. My scent was giving him a calming effect.
“Brandon, someone used a key to get them out. Judging by the way this cell looks, someone had to help Jason move. Someone within the pack had to have helped them.” I said, he looked at me and studied my face.
“You truly are amazing, my love.” He said. He said kissing the top of my head. Under different circumstances, this would have been very romantic but with all the smells around me, it was hard to focus.
Brandon pulled me out of the dungeon. The cool night air was picking up my hair a little bit. My dad came walking up to us, with a scowl on his face.
“Alpha, daughter.” He said bow his head to us. Looking between the two of them, my dad actually wasn’t much smaller than Brandon. I guess I never realized before.
“I have the guards in the Alpha’s office waiting for the punishment from you.” My dad said to Brandon, Brandon only nodded.
Began to walk back to the pack house, I felt like someone was watching us, I tightened my grip on Brandon’s hand. He looked down at me.
“Someone is watching us. I can feel their presence.” I whispered.
“Where?” Brandon asked.
“Trees.” I said.
My dad grabbed me by the arm, pulling me to the pack house. He told me to stay put, closing the door as he went outside to the porch and stood guard. I didn’t see Brandon come back with us. I was beginning to worry when Brandon returned, with a young boy walking in tow.
I ran out to Brandon, ignoring my dad growling in protest.
“Who is this?” I asked.
“He is a little spy.” Brandon said gruffly.
“But he is just a boy. How old are you?” I asked the boy.
“Nine Luna.” He said, looking down.
“Why are you spying on us?” Brandon said coldly
“My master killed my parents in front of me, told me if I didn't do what he said he would kill me also.” The boy said.
“How long have you been spying?” My dad asked. The boy looked down at the ground, but didn’t answer.
“Answer the question.” Brandon said using his alpha tone.
“A long time. My master has me leave late at night and I return early in the morning. If I’m late, I get punished.”
“What do you tell him?” Brandon asked, a little softer now.
“Just that Luna found her mate, and he asks if she has her wolf yet. I tell him any visitors that have been here, but he mostly asks about Luna.” The boy said.
“How do we not smell you?”
“I have no wolf yet and the master makes me drink a green drink before I come here.”
“What is your Master’s name?” I asked, I couldn’t believe all this boy has gone through.
“I don’t know, he just refers to himself as Master. If anyone calls him anything else, he tortures them until they submit and call him Master.” The boy said. Suddenly he fell to the floor seizing.
I ran to him, I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly I felt power course through my veins and I heard Jasmine in my mind.
“Put your hand on his forehead, we can heal him. We need to do this fast or he won’t make it.” She said.
I took a deep breath in and did what she said. There was a light under my hand when I touched the boy. He stopped seizing as soon as I touched him with the light, his breath evened out and he slept.
“Take him to the pack hospital, I will check on him in the morning.” I told one of the Omegas. They hurried to do what I said.
“No he is a spy for the enemy, he is to be locked up.” Brandon said, stopping the Omega.
“Brandon, you are Alpha, but this boy is not going to the dungeon. He spied because he had to. He is sick and weak. He is going to the hospital in one way or another.” I yelled at him. He looked at me in shock. He didn’t say anything more.
I was so angry, who is the Master guy? He just became my enemy. I will use all of my powers to get rid of this evil. I looked at the boy once more before the Omega left carrying him. I turned to head back inside.
“Why did you disobey me? I’m Alpha!” Brandon yelled, causing everyone to scurry out of the room in fear.
“I’m your future Luna so what?” I shouted back. What the heck is his problem.
“You will never disrespect me like that again.” He said, face turning red in anger.
“I didn’t disrespect you, but you were wrong. He is a sick boy and you want him in the cells. Think about your little sister Rielly? She is only a couple years younger, how would you feel if it was her instead. What would you do?” I yelled, getting upset that he is acting this way.
He remained quiet for sometime. Then he said, “I would hope someone like you would be there to help her.”
I just smiled at him. He grabbed me and pulled me close, pressing his forehead to him looking into my eyes. He stayed there for a few minutes before someone cleared either throat.
It was Alpha Pierce looking at us.
“The guards from the dungeons are requesting to talk to all of us in my office, then after that we will meet you mom in the library.” We nodded and followed him to his office.