Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

81. A Filthy Prisoner

AURELIA

My curiosity hung in the air as I let my legs carry me towards the voice. With every step I took, my broken heart fell piece by piece. With every cell I looked into, I hurled, the foul smell irritating me. "How heartless is she really? She clearly had people locked in here." Inara heaved without hiding her disgust.

In spite of her words, my wolf's curiosity coursed through me and it only intensified when the same soft whimper reached my ears again, "I can smell y-you. It's really you..."

Strangely, a tiny part of me seemed to recognize that voice. The feminine ring sounded familiar but I couldn't place my finger on it.

"Who're you?" I questioned, taking cautious steps as the space became darker.

As my voice echoed, sending waves back to my eardrums, there came no response from the oddly familiar voice but to my surprise, another voice, not a familiar one, cried out, "Please let me out. Please."

I inhaled sharply, ignoring the foul smell around me. Inara's sense of smell also picked up the undying scent of people before their voices resonated, leaving me shocked.

"Please let me go..."

"I won't tell a soul if you let me out..."

"W-water... I'm thirsty."

Those cries overlapped and I couldn't point out just how many people were locked up. The loudness made me wonder how no one had ever found this horrible place. If I was sad before walking into Larisa's underground prison, my sorrows tripled, and the hate I felt towards that heartless wrench multiplied.

I halted, stopping in front of the first cell with an occupant. A teenage girl. She scooted closer to the metallic door of the cell but distanced herself from it, making me realize that the cell was laced with silver.

aren't her. Please release

the emotional chaos and asked, "What's your name? Who is

The teenage girl cried, putting

gasped, putting my hands on the locks without

notice as she muttered breathlessly, "Yes. Please

smile as I broke the lock. "I can see

that

least of my concerns as I set those people free. "Thank you." I heard those two words repeatedly as I broke the locks and I nodded, asking everyone to stay put so I could

until released about ten

owner of the familiar voice I heard earlier. Her tangled gray hair

grip on the door loosened when she raised her head, revealing the face behind her overflowing hair.

but sadness in her eyes. "I

the lock, rushing into the cell. "How... How did this happen?" I asked, shaking my head as I took in

a beauty for all eyes to behold and I've never seen her with gray hair. She used to have black hair and the wrinkles on her face didn't have a place the last time I saw

mate of Ronald Flockhart and mother to Raiden Flockhart... How on earth did Larisa turn her

once a respected Luna but now a filthy prisoner," Iris answered, her gray eyes reminding me of

get you out of here," I stated and tried to help her up

my son would be the one to save us from here. His father and I have been waiting but

here too?" I couldn't

answered sadly. "And what's left of his body

was gone... just like

to relate like a family even when I was married to Raiden but even