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.

He looked for a long

“No.

a pitch white. I can’t even see

me have a try,” Janet

and Janet pointed in the direction of the Crimson Fortress. After a long time of searching in the stormy white, she finally got a blurred view

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

Maxie asked eagerly, “Are they

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

said Daran gloomily. “So take another

at the Crimson Fort with a telescope as well. His

Janet looked again.

time she finally got a better

Daran was right.

were not people waving their hands at them…The dead didn’t

grayish–blue arms dangled in the strong wind, which may seem like waving if

at a horrified

my god…” Maxie

her throat and a

knew that

this was their message

the telescope and turned towards the campsite,

came back to the campsite and gathered up in an empty room. Daran stood in the middle and said, “We

each other with an

we just going to march towards its front gate like that? Don’t we need to

this far. I am good with tonight,” Maxie said firmly. She was infuriated by what she saw earlier hanging

don’t think it is going to work if we

tonight. But I will have to ask you not to discuss the plan you have

was an awkward silence in

allowed to discuss

not what I meant,” Daran said

“Just say it out loud already. Who do you suspect? Stop sneaking

are you being jumpy now, Gamma Steven? We agreed to that, didn’t we? To follow Alpha Daran’s order

going out of

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eyes gleaming with rage. “Are you saying that I am

“So are you?”

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