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."

doesn’t trust him either. Maybe she will put in a good word for me when I have to go to trial for threatening a member of the Elder Council. Maybe I won't make it to the trial. Mom will probably kill

him forward. He makes his way slowly down the stairs,

herself, but it still makes me nervous when she

we reach the bottom of the stairs, we can hear a child near the end of the hallway crying. The Elder looks around, scared to move forward.

sure sounds like a child, doesn't it? Heh heh..."

the Luna whispers

they're empty. I remember being down here to guard the Luna after

minutes," he

something fishy about this Elder. I have my gun on him to make sure he doesn't try

to tell me twice. Keep 'em

coming from where my old bedroom is," the Luna says. I look down to see her head tilted, looking down the dark hallway, curious to know who's down

know who or what is down

fear?" her voice is barely a whisper. Before I

Please! Wait!" I hiss through

to help," she calls down the corridor. The

end of the hall, a girl's face peeks out from

We can help you," the Luna squats down, urging the girl to come to her, "How

fear comes across the girl's face as she recognizes

then, Marco comes charging down the stairs and steps in front of the Luna, "Luna! Stop! It

he turns around and realizes the face at the end of the hallway is a child, he holsters his gun and slowly approaches the little girl, holding one hand behind him to show the Luna she shouldn’t follow

I'm one of the new pack guards, so you're safe now. You can trust me," he says in the most soothing voice I’ve heard from him in the twenty-three years I've known him, "You can

pointing

Elder shift uncomfortably under my grip on his shoulder. He looks back at me and whispers, "You

ear. His body stiffens again, and he

the doorway, he looks into the room and freezes. He instantly scoops her up in his arms, and holds her tight against his body, hiding her

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