Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 189

Chapter 57

Tyree's POV

As soon as the Luna opens the door, the smell of blood is overwhelming. It isn't old and stale, like you would normally smell in a dirty dungeon. This smells like someone just sloshed buckets of it down the hallway.

How is that possible? The door was locked. I look over at the Elder, who looks pale and if I didn’t know better, guilty. I send a mind link to Marco and Beta Lenora, letting them know I need backup. Honestly, the Luna can handle anything going on down there. Even if she wasn't one of the strongest wolves I've ever met, with her powers she can defeat any threat, but it’s my job to protect her, not the other way around.

My wolf, Slayer, paces in my head, "High alert, my man. This clearly ain't right."

"Agreed, Slayer. Let me know if you see anything. If memory serves me correctly, there isn't a whole lot of room to move down there. We won't be able to shift if there's an actual emergency."

"Ten four," he growls.

I let him come forward enough for my eyes to turn black and extend my fangs. Just one step closer to shifting if we need to.

"Luna, stand back," I touch her elbow. She looks at me, trying to hide her fear, but her eyes are wide and her breathing gets heavier with building panic.

"It's alright, Luna. I've got this," I reassure her and she steps back.

I look at the Elder again. He looks like he's about to bolt like a scared jackrabbit. I'm probably about to get fired for this, maybe even banished, but my wolf and my instincts are telling me not to let this guy out of my sight.

Goddess, forgive me. I pull my handgun from the holster and press it on his back. He lets out a little gasp and starts to look back at me, but thinks twice.

"W-what’sthe meaning of this?" he stammers like a coward.

"You first, Elder Randall," I growl at the old man, pushing him toward the stairs.

"I-I’m sure this i-isn't, uh, n-necessary," still stuttering over his words," probably just a leaky pipe or something of the sort."

look at the Luna, who crosses her arms over her body and who shakes her head at me. She doesn’t trust him either. Maybe she will put in a good word for me when I have to go to trial for threatening

I grip his shoulder with my other hand, pushing him forward. He makes his way slowly down the stairs, protesting

but it still makes me nervous when she does that stuff. You never know

we can hear a child near the end of

it? Heh heh..." his face has a

the Luna whispers to me,

empty cells to make sure they're empty. I remember being down here to guard the

than two minutes," he calls out, "Protect the

Elder. I have my gun on him to make

don't gotta to tell me

I look down to see her head tilted, looking down

will be here in just a minute. We don't know who or what is down there,"

voice is barely a

I hiss through

there? You don’t need to be afraid. We're here to help," she calls down the corridor. The crying stops

a girl's face peeks out from a doorway. She still has tears

squats down, urging

the girl's face as she recognizes the Luna. Even from this far away, I can see her

down the stairs and steps in front of the Luna, "Luna! Stop! It could be

his gun and slowly approaches the little girl, holding one hand

says in the most soothing voice I’ve heard from him in the twenty-three years I've known him, "You can come out. We aren't here to hurt you.

the girl whimpers and starts crying again, pointing at

his shoulder. He looks back at me and whispers, "You

body stiffens again, and he turns back to

into the room and freezes. He instantly scoops her up in his arms, and holds her tight

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