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. 

floor, and I saw a bone beneath his feet. “This place is hidden by magic,

destroy it?”

know… I didn’t

The caverns had a few

those, and some were

or

one I had

all those years

could destroy this place… Can you guys not feel the heaviness in the air? Darkness and evil remain

is it fucking smart to be down

Don’t want to

added, kicking some bones out of his

way. 

eyebrow. I thought he didn’t fucking

looking at Jax.

very little I’m scared of.” Jax countered. The

lift a little. 

make a difference.” I added, holding Azura tight as we walked down a narrow winding

“What about

Scared?” 

I was just thinking Kiara’s been down here too… Just

grew

said, frowning slightly. 

in the past.” Jin said to

to see them warming

her. 

as one we all readied our guns, making Azura raise

the corner into what

place was empty of all life,

‘Yeah?” 

She asked as I lowered my gun slowly, taking in the equipment, the

to the side. 

think about it.’ I replied arrogantly,

fucking perfect.

as he did a quick walk around, almost as

but I could tell from the scent no one had

next door.

the door, blowing off the lock and kicking open the door ahead, gun at the

stuff… looks like supplies… and … Leo, I think this is the substance that

taking Azura with me

smaller

products. Crouching down, I sniffed it,

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

this room it was obvious he was

too.” I picked up a handful of bullet casings.

Far more… 

this all

that was in my

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

that often… 

in the woods around here and Jax, clear this shit out. All

stripped and searched thoroughly. We found a little paperwork and some numbers of buyers and suppliers, but nothing strong enough or solid

otherwise try calling. Dan, take some samples and see if you can find any

We

who was walking along the edge of 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

Cartel business party Beautiful, and

you ask, no.”

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