CHAPTER SIX: DUNGEON, FLOWERFELL PACK

The dungeon was silent except for the soft breathing of the prisoner. He was tortured badly that he looked like a bundle of rags put together. He was half dead.

Just then soft footsteps could be heard. The man jerked awake and hid away in a corner shivering at the thought of facing another torture. He was so scared he peed his pants looking more like rags.

Just then he heard a voice calling him in the darkness "Reed, can you hear me? Show yourself." He heaved a sigh of relief, it wasn't Drake, it was Terrence.

He moved closer and saw his brother, huge droplets of water fell from his eyes, and he was finally free. It was worth the wait and silence. Terrence looked at his brother and was furious at his state.

He growled," By the moon goddess, I would have Logan's head on a platter."

Randolph replied," Let's hurry up and rescue him, my intel says he is being checked upon every thirty minutes and we have almost spent all while sneaking in and evading."

Terrence kept his anger at bay and took out a pin to pick the lock. The prison gate made a creaking sound. They went in and unlocked his chains. He was helped out and was met by a heavily built man, the mole.

"There is an exit by the other side of the dungeon. It is overgrown with bushes because it has not been used for long. You have to hurry up because Drake will be here soon and I mustn't be here." The man said.

"I understand, it will end soon and you will be back to the pack. Bear with it for now." Randolph said and thumped the man on his shoulder. They left helping the limping Reed and the man turned around and left.

Scarcely had they gone that four guards came to check on Reed. They went past the entrance and went deep inside to where Reed was been kept.

They were chatting cheerfully discussing Reed, "It has been a long time since we have gotten the task of checking on prisoners, that rogue caused this." Zack, the first guard said.

"You are right, I should be home enjoying the warmth and caresses of my mate but here I am again to keep a check on the prisoner. If not for the mind link, I won't check, we have enjoyed peace over the years without the presence of any threat."  Randall, the second guard said.

"I heard he hasn't opened his mouth even though he was tortured by Sir Drake and we all know he is a master at this. Before we had this peace, any rogue or disobedient pack member had himself or herself to blame if he or was asked to punish. If he doesn't open his mouth and reveal everything he knows, Sir Drake will torture him to death."  Jacob, the third guard said

"He won't leave him half dead this time even his corpse won't be left intact. He had better save himself and everyone else the stress and energy." Clive, the last one said

They continued discussing random issues on their way. On getting to the place he was kept, they found the lock opened and the prisoner was gone. They looked around and saw no one.

Randall's mind linked to Drake," Sir the prisoner is gone. We came to check on him and we saw that he had been rescued. This is a sign of a break-in."

Drake replied," Shift to your wolf forms and search everywhere up to the boundary. They couldn't have gone far. I will join you in the search. Don't report to the gamma yet."

Randall agreed and he shut off the link. He turned and spoke to the remaining guards, "the order is to search for the missing prisoner around and we should also check for him at the boundary, we should do that in our wolf forms to smell their scents."

Everyone shifted and went in search of Reed. Meanwhile, Drake growled, and just then he heard Clive speak, "we found their scents but they have gone beyond the boundary deep into the woods. We can't catch them neither can we go deeper, it isn't safe."

Drake said, "Got it, call off the search. I will speak with the gamma, just go back home and rest. A word of this must not come out."

Drake hit the wall angrily and went out. He went to Arnold and discussed the problem with him. Arnold decided to continue the search the next day.

"What do you mean by he is missing? Did the guards not check on him?" Logan asked angrily. Drake hung his head low.

Arnold replied," I think the people that rescued him have a full detail of how we run the pack. There is a mole within the pack." Drake jerked his head at the mention of a mole.

"A mole"

"You are right, there must be a mole because an outsider cannot have a full understanding of the pack. The prisoner has escaped, and all wolf guards have been placed along the exit to catch any rogue passing."

"This only will not happen, I have to inform the council about this during the next meeting. The rogues can't just invade our territory. We have got to do something fast or else we will lose our packs." Logan concluded

"Meanwhile keep searching but regarding the mole, we will have to find a way to catch them. We must sniff them out and let them know they can't continue pulling the wool over our eyes." Arnold said

"Yes Alpha," the two of them said and left the study. Logan put his head on his arms deep in thought

PRESENT DAY

In a dimly lit room, a woman stood before a man who was seated at a desk. The man was swirling the wine glass in his hand and a smirk could be seen on his face.

The woman stood shivering in his presence. She was visibly scared about the aura coming from him. She tried to move but her feet were stuck. 

The man stood up from his seat and came towards her, she moved back a little, but he was still coming close, and she kept moving back until her back hit the wall.

The man caressed her face and said, " Such a beauty, it is a pity that this beauty has got to waste, or don't you think so?" He spoke to the person at the far end of the corner.

Beads of sweat rolled down the girl's face and deep fear could be seen on her face. The man smiled again and in a twinkle of an eye, he dug out her heart. The girl died with shock evident on her face.

A man hurried up to the man with a napkin and he cleaned his hands. "Troublesome" he called out.

"This should be enough, it is water to snap their heads first, I enjoy seeing that look on their face when I do their hearts out."

"How is the intel going?"

" We are still looking for them but our tail has got a lead.'