Chapter 77

His voice was low and only the two of them heard what he said.

Shock flickered across Janet’s once she heard it, “Seriously? I didn’t for a single second. Do you have any proof?”

suspect that guy

“No. Which is why we want him to get sloppy and give himself away.”

“But how are we going to do that? He has the upper hand now. It will be quite some time before he gets himself exposed.”

“I have a plan. And I need your help with it,” said Daran.

He leaned to Janet and whispered his plans into Janet’s ear.

“Well, it’s a brilliant idea.” Janet smiled after hearing him out, “But is it OK if you spilled everything to me? What if I am also working with the mole?”

She meant that as a joke.

But Daran stared at her with a deadpan face, “So are you?”

His stern attitude made her panic again, “No! Of course not! I was just kidding. Sorry, it’s probably not that appropriate-”

Only then did a grin appear on his lips.

“Relax. I was fooling with you too,” he pushed the hair out of her face and stared deeply into her eyes. “You have my unconditional trust, Janet.‘

A gentle feeling filled her heart.

Janet took a step forward and buried her face into Daran’s chest, wrapping her arms around his waist.

The anxiety that had been clouding her for days finally cleared out at this moment.

The next day, they continued marching up North and finally arrived at Crimson Fortress in the afternoon.

Daran ordered to have their campsite built at an opening 5 miles away from the fort. While soldiers working on that, he and the Gammas climbed up to a high ground trying to get a better view of the fort.

A blizzard broke in around this time. The wind was gusting, and the snow was so heavy that it was almost impossible to gaze into the distance.

telescope in his hand. He looked for a long

“No.

a pitch white. I can’t even see

have a try,” Janet

and Janet pointed in the direction of the Crimson Fortress. After a long

rampart…” she murmured. “And they seemed to be waving

“Are they making signals? Asking for our

to death already?” said Jeff shivering in his coat. He was from the South and was very bad at

said Daran

Crimson Fort with a telescope as well.

Janet looked again.

finally got

Daran was right.

waving their hands at them…The

flagpole were a few corpses strapped completely naked. Their grayish–blue arms dangled in the strong wind, which may seem like

all frozen at

god…” Maxie

painful lump in her throat and a sudden

knew that they

was their message

and turned towards the campsite,

gathered up in an empty room. Daran stood in

each other with an

towards its front gate like that? Don’t we need to at least work

with tonight,” Maxie said firmly. She was infuriated by what she saw earlier hanging on

are cunning. I don’t think it is

“You are right. The detailed attack plan will be sent to each of your phones later tonight.

awkward silence in the

even allowed to discuss it with people sitting in this room? So you still think that the mole is

I meant,”

snarled, “Just say it out loud already.

agreed to that, didn’t we? To follow Alpha Daran’s order with no questions asked. Why are you going out of your way to

going out of

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eyes gleaming with rage.

“So are you?”

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