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."

she will put in a good word for me

my other hand, pushing him forward. He makes

Out of my peripheral vision, I see her hands glowing purple. I know it’s her way of protecting herself, but

the stairs, we can hear a child near the end of the hallway crying. The

like a child, doesn't it? Heh heh..." his face has a

the Luna whispers

as we look in the first couple of empty cells to make sure they're empty. I

two minutes," he calls out, "Protect the

my gun on him

gotta to tell me twice. Keep

crying is 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

minute. We don't know who or what is down there," I warn

her voice is barely a whisper. Before I

Please! Wait!" I hiss through my

to be afraid. We're here to help," she calls down the corridor. The crying stops and a child’s hiccups can be

girl's face peeks out from a doorway.

on. We can help you," the Luna squats down, urging

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

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

face at the end of the hallway is a child, he holsters his gun and slowly approaches the little girl, holding one hand

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 come out. We aren't here to hurt you. Well get you back to your

pointing at the Luna,

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

His body

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,

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