Chasing His Betrayed Luna novel Chapter 82

AURELIA

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“I came here to fetch you,” Andrew responded after he recovered from what I presumed was the smell and the sight of those behind me. “Alpha Raiden asked me to come after you after he realized that you were missing.”

Fuck! Raiden knew I wasn’t with Katie. How did he find out?

“How did you find me or this place?” I finally asked the question in my subconsciousness.

Andrew’s eyes shifted from one dark corner of the basement to another, shock glinting in his eyes. “Raiden told me you’d be around here but I didn’t expect to see a hut or whatever this place is. I’ve never come across this structure. It was never here.”

It was clear to me that Andrew was still trying to wrap his mind around the very existence of this place and he further confirmed it when he said, “What the hell is this place?”

Iris’s weak voice broke out, beating me to respond, “A dark place Larisa created to keep innocent people… just to use them as leverage.”

Andrew’s brows furrowed and he stepped closer, tilting his head to the side to have a better view of the people behind me. He gasped audibly, “I-iris?” That was more of a question than a statement.

“In the flesh. Wrinkled and smelly but still me, Drew.” Iris answered with familiarity and fondness.

“How is this possible? You left the pack and cut any means of communication–” Andrew began.

But Iris shook her head and corrected, “Larisa cut any means of communication, Drew and Ronald and I never made it out of the pack. We fell into Larisa’s trap and she has been keeping us here for the past–” Iris's voice broke and she seemed to be lost in thought.

“She lost track of time, Relia.” Inara chimed within me.

Iris didn’t get to complete her statement as Andrew crouched before her and pulled her into his arms, saying, “Goddess, I’ve missed you. We all have.”

“I would say the same, child, but anyone would miss the outside world if they have been stuck here for years,” Iris answered but she hugged Andrew back.

While the duo had a moment, the others appeared scared and impatient. If I was in their shoes, I’d want to escape this place as soon as possible. Realizing this, I voiced to Andrew, “We need more hands to get everyone out of here and return them to their families.”

“The warriors are on their way, Aurelia,” Andrew responded, breaking away from Iris’s arms with tears in his eyes. It’d be inhuman not to feel sad after discovering a place as soulless as this. “Thank you. We can’t thank you enough, Aurelia.”

“I was chasing after my own–” I was about to tell Andrew about my desire to peel Larisa’s skin off her body but I changed my mind as this wasn’t the place. “Let’s just get out of here.”

Andrew nodded and he took his gaze off me, walking to the cells. He stretched out his fingers to access the metals before I could warn him about the silver. “Ouch.” He hissed.