Chapter 232
Xena's POV
We found the tunnel." William's voice echoed through the mind link to all of us.
Ryder and I exchanged shocked glances, the weight of the discovery itting us like a physical blow.
"What?" Dad frowned, his voice sharp with concern.
"They found the third tunnel," I explained to Dad, my hands clenching into fists, nails digging into my palms as I fought to control the surge of anger building side
me.
The tension in the room was suffocating. Everyone's emotions were retched to the breaking point, like a wire about to snap. Alpha Benedict's jaw tightened, his eyes flashing with a dangerous fire.
"Alpha Benedict, I think you need to consider stepping down. No, I'm going to strongly suggest you step down before this comes back to destroy you, Dad said, staring directly into Alpha Benedict's eyes with unwavering intensity.
The air crackled with hostility. Alpha Benedict's face darkened, his muscles coiling like a predator ready to strike.
"What about you? Are you going to step down and give the position to your son?" Alpha Benedict snarled, his voice dripping with
venom.
than you think," Dad replied without
see him struggling to control his rage, that primal urge
to rescue Tom. All current information is considered invalid. We need to reorganize and decide on a course of
Dad nodded in
part, see what they can discover when we go
over and gave me a hug, his embrace warm but brief. "Do you need
trash here." I hugged him one last
or only with Logan. My agreement is with him now," Dad announced without waiting to hear what Alpha Benedict might
muttering something under his breath that I couldn't
I could feel the dangerous
for Alpha Benedict to turn around. Before I could see Alpha Benedict's
heard someone calling for Ryder as we walked. We didn't speak the entire
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would talk when
the anger he was struggling to control. Every step was filled with suppressed
is it?" Ryder asked, making
a small door opened. It was a wooden door covering a hole in the ground, just like the other tunnels I'd been told about. It was pitch black,
done by the end of today. Come find me before you blow them. As a general rule, all
they said in unison before they started breaking off
going on?" illiam asked as he
looking up
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