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.

face was pale and her eyes pleading, "You aren't

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

is the head of servant." The teenage girl cried, putting effort into raising

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

weak and disheartened to notice as she muttered breathlessly, "Yes. Please save me

her a smile as I broke the lock. "I can see you're tired but I need you to help me release the

her state and that made me realize

lock without feeling a sight burn from the silver. Inara was right about me being Immune but that was the least of my

released about ten

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

the door loosened when she raised her head, revealing the face

but sadness in her eyes. "I never thought I'd see you again after

quickly broke the lock, rushing into the cell. "How... How did

be 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

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

respected Luna but now a filthy prisoner," Iris answered, her

I stated and tried to help her up but her legs were

us from here. His father and I have been

too?" I couldn't believe my

here," Iris answered sadly. "And what's left of his

was gone... just

chance to relate like a family even when I was married