Chapter 23: I Died

"I died" Ruth's said directly without beating around the bush and they both stared, freezing with a blank expression. After Alexander got Ruth's message he immediately grabbed Raymond with his while filling him about the whole situation.

They both had questions to ask and they were looking forward to getting the answers. They ran downstairs and met Ruth resting her back against the wall as she looked pale and tired so they helped her passing through the back to an abandon old chemistry laboratory.

Alexander angrily asked where she was all this time and why didn't she show up. And her answer was the afore stated.

"I died" Those two words sounded unreasonable to them as her mere existence was a proof to argue with her short answer.

But she didn't wait for them to think much before continuing.

"Or I almost died rather" They were relief a bit as this was more plausible. Ruth went further to give them a full explanation of how it happened.

"I was being hunted down by another Alpha, a very