84. Where it Began 

LEO. 

“I remember this place.” Jin said quietly, looking around. It was me, Azura, Jax and Dan as well. Ace and Li Sheng were still trying to track down Judah. 

We had come fully equipped just in case 

shit went down and I had Azura with us. I 

would not risk anything and intended to ask Raihana or maybe even Delsanra to 

 

place a protective spell around her, just in 

case something happened. I needed her and our pup safe. 

“Who doesn’t?” I replied to Jin. We spoke quietly, yet our voices seemed to echo 

through the dark tunnels, bouncing off the walls and reaching our ears. 

It had taken us two hours to get here, and now, with each passing moment, that dark feeling of foreboding grew. I looked 

around the darkness. I could still feel the 

darkness hanging in the air… as if a shadow of her presence remained within these caverns. 

My gaze went to the far wall. Just when 

we turned a bend, I remember when she had created a child Wendigo… Yet even as 

a monster; the child was a child… its eerie 

wailing chilled me to the core, and I 

remember her throwing it against the 

wall and killing it… spreading blood and 

guts across that entire wall… 3 

I had to clean it… 

When people hear that I have a sharp memory and can remember pretty much 

everything, they say I’m lucky or are 

simply impressed… sometimes… 

sometimes forgetting things is a 

blessing… 

“Leo.” Azura’s voice pulled me from the 

darkest corners of my mind, and I 

exhaled slowly. 

I tried to get rid of the dark, damp smell 

that filled my nose, a smell I was so used to while growing up. 

his feet. “This place is hidden by magic, but it’s a shame it’s not fucking burned

try to destroy it?” Jin asked, looking

I didn’t want to know…”

had a few

knew those, and

to, or even

the one I had helped Delsanra escape

all those years ago.

I don’t think any amount of magic or power could destroy this place…

it fucking smart to be

to disturb anything.”

added, kicking some bones out of his

way. 

eyebrow. I thought he didn’t fucking want to disturb

Dan grinned, looking

I’m scared of.” Jax

lift a little. 

think that will make a difference.” I added, holding Azura tight as we walked down a

nodded. “What about you

Scared?” 

thinking Kiara’s been down here too… Just

how you all grew up here…”

said, frowning slightly. 

in the past.” Jin said to her with a small smile.

good to see them warming up

her. 

as one we all readied our

murmured as we rounded the corner into what

was empty of

‘Yeah?” 

asked

to the side. 

replied arrogantly, making her

was fucking

that no one would find this place.” Dan murmured, as he did a quick walk around, almost as if to check if there was someone hiding

could tell from the scent no one had been here in a while.

the room next door. Is

asked as Dan went over to the door, blowing off the lock and kicking open the door ahead, gun at the ready.

and … Leo, I think this is the substance that was added to

the room, taking Azura

I entered the smaller room, a room

was fucking full of products. Crouching down,

poison.” I stood up scanning the room. Emmet wasn’t done…

room it was obvious he was

picked up

Far more… 

been doing this all alone, right?”

in my mind.

was possible, but it would mean being away from the pack more often than not… and he wasn’t

that often… 

help… rig the place up, I want cameras out in the woods around here and Jax, clear

through most of the cavern, aside from the rooms sealed shut by Endora. The rest was stripped and searched thoroughly. We found a little paperwork and some numbers of buyers and suppliers, but nothing strong enough or solid enough to explain much about how he paid for all these

calling. Dan,

tomorrow, too. We need to

the wall, her eyes fixed on the floor. She had been walking around and crouching down at times, but as long as she didn’t venture far, I let her carry on. “Dinner?” She tilted her head, looking at

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