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."

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

him forward. He makes his way

Luna close behind me as we make our way down. Out of my peripheral vision, I see her hands glowing purple. I know it’s her way of protecting herself, but it still makes me nervous when she does that stuff. You never know who she is going to use it on. I'm glad she has

we reach the bottom of the stairs, we can hear a child near the end of

that squeaky door sure sounds like a child, doesn't it? Heh heh..." his face has a cringey

her," the Luna whispers to me,

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

than two minutes," he

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

don't gotta to tell

I look down to see her head tilted, looking down the dark hallway, curious to know who's down

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

okay. C-Can't you feel the sadness? The fear?" her voice is barely a whisper. Before

Wait!" I hiss through

You don’t need to be afraid. We're here to help," she calls down the corridor. The crying stops and a child’s hiccups

the end of the hall, a girl's face peeks out from a doorway. She still has tears streaming down her

down, urging the girl to come to her,

fear comes across the girl's face as she recognizes the Luna. Even from this

and steps in front of the Luna, "Luna!

of the hallway is a child, he holsters his gun and slowly approaches the

in the most soothing voice I’ve heard from

pointing at the Luna,

Elder shift uncomfortably under my grip on his shoulder. He looks back at me and whispers, "You know, maybe we should call security.

I growl into his ear. His body stiffens again, and he turns back to watch Marco. I’m dead meat when my mom finds out about

way to the girl. When he reaches 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 face from whatever it

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