Rune. I quickly headed downstairs, to the kitchen, where I was met with Marian and Soph. Kimi had gone for her training. They’d all been waiting for me and had gone to the kitchen from the living area because they thought Kane and I were about to get into an argument, according to Soph.I guess they weren’t the only ones who thought so, because I noticed that the omegas were walking on eggshells around me when I stepped out of the room, with their heads bowed. They had no idea we fought last night, and we were in the process of giving each other some space. “I’m hungry,” I announced with a sigh, ignoring Soph’s words, and Marian jerked to her feet, eager to give me some food. We had our breakfast at the dining area, over a conversation about Caden and everything that had been going on in the pack in the past days. “I went to the human market the other day, and on my way back, I heard a few wolves talking in hushed voices about wolfsbane and…” Marian paused and put her index finger
Rune. “I think you should be more focused on what we have to do!” Soph cried, but I was more focused on how to find Kane.“That’s why I have you.” I wiggled my brows at her and she rolled her eyes with an annoyed puff. “I’m not the one who was falsely accused.” As her words sunk in, I realized she was right. “I fear you’re not taking this as seriously as you should,” she paused, “what are you going to do when you find him? What are you going to tell him?” She asked. I blinked back at her, my mind blank. Just a few seconds ago, I had a list of things I wanted to say to him, starting with an apology, but when I thought about it, I remembered I was annoyed at him for a different reason entirely. I sunk back into the chair with a sigh. Even though I was untouchable right now, clearing my name was supposed to be the first thing on my list, because nine months was a long time, and no one could tell what would happen in that time. I was untouchable now, but what if I was framed for some
Rune. I took Soph’s advice and tried my hardest to stay away from Kane, which felt like the hardest thing I ever had to do since we shared a room and couldn’t even talk to each other. Yes, I was still mad at him for what he did, but over the past four days since that night, my anger had died down and I was only mostly annoyed that he didn’t try to apologize to me.Looking on the brighter side, it meant Soph was right about Kane staying away from me since he thought I was angry with him. Our situation made it easy to have the meeting for the mission and how it would go down. Myself, Soph, Kimi, and everyone involved, were counting the hours till the m would be set in action, and as the day drew closer, my heart beat faster. I didn’t think I’d be capable of going through with it, but every time I voiced my concern, Soph and Kimi would calm me down and tell me everything would go according to the plan. Their words helped, but just a little—at least until they left and I was alone wit
Rune. “Rune, are you okay? You don’t look too good.” Soph pointed out. I raised my eyes from my empty plate to meet her narrowed ones filled with concern. “Huh?” I widened my eyes to appear brighter, “I’m fine. It’s just that…” I gulped hard. “Just what? Don’t tell me you want to back out when we’re just hours away from doing this,” she said, referring to the mission. I sighed. “No. I don’t want to back out. I can’t,” I sucked in a breath. “Then what is it?” She probed.“I might’ve reconciled with Kane last night,” I bit my lower lip in shame. Soph’s eyes widened, along with Kimi’s. Kimi was up to date with everything, including the plan to put a little distance between myself and Kane. “He came at me unexpectedly. I tried to stall but it didn’t make sense to keep being annoyed after he apologized.” I explained. Soph sighed, rolling her eyes. “This is what I hate about wolves in love.” She barfed, rolling her eyes again while I froze. Wolves in love? As in I was in love with
Rune. We didn’t get caught. At least up until we infiltrated the dungeon. It wasn’t by any means an easy task, but with the rigorous planning, we were able to go in undetected. The dungeon was nothing like I imagined it to be. Surely, it was an underground building with huge iron rods here and there that made up most of the building. With cells that were equipped with silver doors making it impossible for the wolves held inside to escape even in their wolf forms. It was dark and eerie, and the overall stench of the place could send normal humans into a heart attack, but I had expected it to be smaller and tight. “What are you looking at? Keep moving!” The hefty guard in charge barked at Soph and me, causing the tray in my hand to falter. Soph and I disguised ourselves as serving guards for the prisoners, and thankfully, we found a way to situate Aaron at the first gate and Rodney at the second gate, or else it would’ve been impossible for us to make our way in. The guard in charge
Rune. “Whew! I’m happy we didn’t waste so much time there. We have enough time to treat ourselves to a midnight snack before heading home. You in?” Soph whispered as we retraced our steps away from Caden’s cell. I heard her and understood all that she was saying, but my mind was focused on something else. I was right there in the dungeon, the same place my mother and sister had been kept for almost ten months now. I’d been dying to see them, to let them know that I was alive and working to find a way to let them out of bondage even if it would take a while. “Are you even listening to me?” Soph nudged my side and I turned to her. “I need your help,” I told her. Soph sucked in a breath, as though she could already tell what I needed her help with. I blinked a few times, letting my eyes roam around the long hallway to see if we were being watched. Thankfully, the Commander guard was nowhere to be found and the hallways were empty, save for us. “Rune…” she dragged. “I just want to s
Kane. There was nothing I loved more than playing my role as Alpha. I’d been at it for years and I never thought I needed a break until Jett’s interruption in my plans. I wanted to spend time with Rune to make up for everything that had happened in the past days, but I couldn’t do that. I released a sigh, pulling myself out of my thoughts and focusing on Irem, one of the squad commanders of the pack. Irem and his squad were out patrolling and they came across a freshly dug hole just a stone’s throw away from our border, with lots of charms in it. It was the first I heard about such a thing even from the other alphas, which only added to the severity of the case. “We’re being targeted, and we can’t tell who’s targeting us,” Irem said and I scoffed. “You can’t tell? Isn’t it quite obvious?” I asked him and murmurs erupted. “Alpha, we can’t be so sure Alpha Levi is behind this,” Greyson said and I shot him a glare. The goddess was a witness that I never felt satisfied with the vic
Rune. I sat with my head hung low, and hands pressed between my thighs, my heart beating loudly with Soph’s, who sat beside me, with her lips pressed tightly, while Kane paced around the room, a frown on his face.I raised my head slightly, turning to Kimi, who looked like she was about to cry. I understood her completely; she had never witnessed Kane’s anger firsthand, and his red glowing eyes were just as terrifying as his silence.Soph had received intel from Rodney that wolves were on their way to the dungeon with trays in their hands, and it would be best if we left before they arrived. With what little strength I could muster with Soph’s help, we were able to get out of the dungeon, but we couldn't leave the area yet because we weren’t fast enough. Aaron helped us hide just outside a pile of rubbish at the side of the first gate, where I almost died from the stench of the place, but I had no choice. It wasn’t until the guards arrived that I realized that we were so lucky we pl