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.

pleading, "You aren't her. Please release me.

emotional chaos and asked,

The teenage girl cried, putting effort into raising her voice

gasped, putting my hands on the locks without thinking of how Maya would react

too weak and disheartened to notice as she muttered breathlessly, "Yes. Please save me from the Luna. She has

broke the lock. "I can see you're

and that made me

time, I moved on to the next cell and the next, breaking lock after lock without feeling a sight burn from the silver. Inara was right about me being Immune but that was the 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 lead them out of

released about

gray hair caught my eyes first and when she etched, "You made it

difficult and my grip on the door loosened when she raised her head, revealing the face behind her

me with nothing but sadness in her eyes. "I never thought I'd see you again after

ended and quickly broke the lock, rushing into the cell. "How... How did this happen?"

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

wife and mate of Ronald Flockhart and mother to Raiden Flockhart... How on earth

think we've enough time to discuss how I was once a respected Luna but now a filthy prisoner,"

of here," I stated and tried to help her up but

sadly, "I thought my son would be the one to save us from

here too?" I couldn't believe

"And what's

was gone... just

to relate like a family even