Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

Chapter 224

Xena's POV

"What do you want to show me?" Ryder pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it into the corner. William sighed and sat down. looking like he was preparing for the worst.

"First, this was Xena's idea. I just followed instructions, William said, placing his hand on his head like he was bracing for impact.

Ryder frowned, walking toward the closet. I could hear him removing his pants, and then he came out wearing only shorts. He ignored us completely as he walked into the bathroom and splashed water on his face.

The tension spread through my body like wildfire. I wasn't sure how Ryder would react. We had investigated his father without his knowledge, and that might make him feel betrayed. But the truth was necessary, even if it cost me his anger.

When he finally emerged from the bathroom, he spoke. "What happened?" He sat beside me, pulling me tightly against him.

I've been thinking about what your father might be hiding... Suddenly, this felt like a terrible idea.

"And?" Ryder looked down at me, his expression unreadable.

"No one was inside at the time. I had everyone outside waiting to be transported. Most of the warriors were with you." I glanced toward William, my heart beating faster, palms beginning to sweat.

"She asked me to look around your father's office for anything suspicious," William quickly added.

"You did what?" Ryder looked at both of us, shock written across his face.

that stabbed at my heart. I didn't want to hurt

he's hiding something. Your mom has been acting weird too. I saw an

minutes, his face expressionless. "Did you find anything?"

calmer than I'd anticipated, which came as a

to Ryder. Ryder pulled his arm from behind me and sat up straight. He zoomed in on the photo, reading its contents. His body froze. He even flipped

father have spies in Alpha

at me, opened his mouth, then looked back

tonight? Why wasn't everyone more excited? The mood was almost somber." William leaned

to look at William. "Something felt off. There was no one there. We thought there would be people there, but there weren't-it was completely empty. Everything had a layer of dust on it, which means it's been vacant for some time. We were able to go in, set the bombs, and leave. The bombs went off

building that's supposedly a key money-maker for them,"

intel wrong?" I asked

I don't

up and began

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Chapter 224

pacing.

or Logan,' I

maybe Alpha Benedict just got bad

many people know about this? Ryder

answered quickly. Ryder tossed the phone