Chapter One Hundred and Forty Five
I walked into the room, noticing that their scent still lingered, Thane and Axel had been in here, that I was sure of, but then what were they doing in here?
This was none of my business, I should turn around right now, some secrets were just not meant to be discovered, and I was satisfied with the way things were now, I didn’t need to spoil that. I had been about to do just that I had been about to turn away from this room when I discovered the pictures pinned to the wall.
I knew these people.
Some of them were at the ball at this moment, but most of them had been present in the meeting; I could spot Alpha Trent, Alpha Cain, Alpha Zack… and others.
They were all Alphas, I realized, but what was more disturbing was that all the pictures pinned to the wall were marred by a bold crimson ‘X‘. You only see stuff like these in movies, this was how the ‘assassins‘ mark their next victim.
Lbacked away, till the table in the middle of the room halted my movement. On the table was a map, and there were several markings on the map.
What really had Thane and Axel been doing in this room?
Just then I heard footsteps approaching. I could make out Beatrix’s voice even from the distance.
My heart slammed fast against my chest. It took me a moment to find the thick handle on the wall–like door, and it took huge effort for me to shut the hidden door. I could only hope that handle could also get me out of this room; if not, then I was doomed.
I could hardly pick a thing Beatrix was saying from in here, and I guess that was the point of
the secret room.
“…. He is full of surprises,” she said; perhaps she said more than that, but that was all I could
catch.
“Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better,” Beatrix said, followed by more muffled words before the voices disappeared. They must have left.
I had spent too much time away; Thane would be looking for me.
I stared back at the pictures pinned to the wall. This was all wrong. I suddenly felt like this room was too small. I tried the thick handle, but the thing wouldn’t bulge. I panicked, pulling harder, but still nothing. I was trapped; I might die here if no one ever found me.
I closed my eyes, calming my raging nerves.
Panicking wouldn’t help. Maybe I just had to pull harder, and this time the door did move; the relief filled me as I slipped out of the small passage. It was easier shutting the door when I was out, all I had to do was pull the sword–like object, and the door completely closed shut.
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Chapter One Hundred and
I hurried away from the secret room, going as fast as my legs could take me.
I didn’t want to return to the mating ball; I just couldn’t, so I took the opposite route, and that led me outside the pack house. I didn’t stop running till I was in the woods; finally, I came to a halt, panting heavily; I was all sweaty, but the more resounding sense was panic.
What had Beatrix been referring to when she said things were about to get more ‘interesting‘? A part of me felt like it was all connected to Thane and… Axel. Also why where those pictures pinned and marked as if they were targets?
There were so many questions on my mind–many I wasn’t sure I wanted to discover the answer to. I hadn’t realized I was crying till I felt the wetness against my cheeks.
No one was to see me weak; I was the Queen Luna, and just like Freya, I was to hide all my fears; just like Thane, I was to wear a mask on so no one would know how I truly felt inside, but the truth was that I was hot like any of them; I was Riley Kaidon, the girl who had been uncertain of her future months back, and maybe still was. I wasn’t as strong as the others born into this kind of life; I didn’t want to always act strong, even in times when I wasn’t. I sometimes need a break.
A silent whimper caught my attention.
I wasn’t alone.
