CHAPTER 17

Lyra's POV.

A surge of relief washed through me as he moved on.

He didn't even pay me a second glance which was to be used to my utmost advantage. The music was killed, and everyone jumped into a frantic mode.

It was finally time for that man to strike, but there was nothing that was going to keep me here longer than what I should have already done, which was getting out of this place before it was too late.

I already had an idea of what I wanted to do but, at the same time I realized that if I was going to be doing this I needed to go all in and leave no stone unturned

Lucius was nowhere to be found to give me a little insight of what should be done or said in such a case and it left me thinking about what.

There was every possibility that the only reason I was involved in this was because he wanted to have a seamless transaction that helped him get out of any mess.

"Everybody get down!" Kael's voice rang throughout the room.

All shrieks quieted, and everyone focused on what needed to be done.

"We're not going to tolerate any ambush. Now if anyone is here who is linked to that disaster you better speak now or else..."

His warning was legit and anybody who had any sense would abide by it but I guess a lot of people decided to test him further.

I was one of the few people who had sense and even if I was against him as practical as I was I was not going to attack just yet.

I spotted Camille's hair. I never knew that she was going to be part of this assignment and that made me want to prove my worth, to show that I was even more valuable than a lot of people around here.

Nobody was going to push me aside when it came to dishing out revenge served cold for the man who had abandoned me.

This was the pack he was fighting for, yet they were still under an ambush.

Lucius wasn't thinking about striking right now because if he was he would have taken a different approach rather he was biding his time until it was right.

I relaxed on the floor and waited to see what next he was going to do. Since seducing him and making him choose me for the night just to destroy whatever he was building with Selene didn't work I had to think of something else.

Selene rose, standing beside him in solidarity which made me roll my eyes. She wasn't worthy to be called to anybody who could fight any battle.

She had a lot of influence due to the kind of name that she possessed but apart from that every other thing was a fallacy.

Everyone held their breath waiting for the rugs to finally show face but they refused to come in.

Then I realized that this wasn't just an ordinary place; instead , it was heavily protected.

Don't ask me what because I didn't have that answer at my fingertips and I could only rely on my senses to be able to pick up a few things.

Something else was also and that was the fact that if I had to take a risk it had to be done swiftly before anybody could notice what was going on and then deal with it according to plan.

Selene glanced at her husband, and immediately started walking around with her nose in the air.

I had never thought that I was capable of hating a person until I met Selene. She was the one who brought out something dark inside of me and made me realize that I was not as immune as I thought I was to evil.

I felt a burst of energy rise as she moved around like she owned the entire damn place.

"Which of you is responsible for this? Alpha kael is going to fish you out anywhere so where am I able to stress about it?"

Asking no one in particular when you had not been called was a form of delusion that I would never understand but I kept on watching.

She must have realized how stupid she sounded because the culprit was never going to admit that they were the ones behind the woes.

I didn't understand what exactly she wanted from everyone around.

Was she expecting the one we are the other we were going to confess to something that we had not done?

"Answer me!"

Did I mention that she was temperamental and oftentimes didn't employ a sensible judgment while dealing with people instead she expected that everyone would act like zombies around her.

"If nobody's going to give me the answers that I need, I'm going to have to drag it out of you whether by hook or crook!"

It was a threat that nobody was going to buy because even I for example had the idea that she wasn't worthy to lead so it was a complete waste of time and I was not going to deal with that anymore instead I was going to find a means of stopping this permanently.

I rose. "I don't think that we should be held hostages here. We don't know what's happening outside and even if the alpha is going to help us, we deserve to also arm ourselves."

Whether protected by magic or some Force I was not concerned. if this was an external rogue attack then I was also subject to being carried away by the flood, and guess who was not going to sit and fold their arms while watching for the worst to happen? Me!

That was a risky move because it drew undeserved attention towards me and I regretted ever saying that in the first place.

"Maybe you could give us a solid answer why they chose to attack today." She said,